2015 Delicious Living Magazine's Best Bite Awards Winners Revealed
Awards highlight standout food and beverage products for flavor, nutrition, and innovation in the natural, organic, and healthy living marketplace.
BOULDER, Colo., June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delicious Living magazine, a trusted health and wellness resource for more than 30 years, announces the winners of its third annual Best Bite Awards. These awards feature the top natural, organic, and healthy living packaged food and beverage products available in natural retailers today.
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"We received thousands of nominations for the Best Bite Awards this year," says Delicious Living's Senior Food Editor Jenna Blumenfeld. "These 99 winners and finalists rose to the top for their clean and consciously sourced ingredients, excellent taste, and supercharged health."
The winning lineup includes products in key special diet categories including paleo, vegan, and raw, as well as brands innovating in sustainability, social advocacy, and market influence.
To determine the winners, natural retailers, manufacturers, and readers nominated individual products for consideration. Delicious Living's experienced editorial team assessed products based on a variety of factors including flavor, ingredients, nutrition, sourcing, and leadership in packaged foods.
Delicious Living's 2015 Best Bite Award winners and finalists are:
Best Vegan Ice Cream
Winner: Luna & Larry's Organic Coconut Bliss Salted Caramel & Chocolate
Finalist: Amy's Organic Non-Dairy Mocha Chocolate Chip
Finalist: Vixen Kitchen Naked Chocolate Premium Vegan Gelato
Best Vegan Butter Substitute
Winner: Ellyndale Organics Coconut Infusions Butter
Finalist: Earth Balance Avocado Oil Spread
Finalist: Sutter Buttes Extra Virgin Butter Olive Oil
Best Vegan Cheese
Winner: Kite Hill Almond Milk Cheese Soft Ripened
Finalist: Daiya Cheddar Style Shreds
Finalist: Field Roast Vegan Chao Slices Tomato Cayenne
Best Meat Replacement
Winner: Upton's Naturals Jackfruit Chili Lime Carnitas
Finalist: Sweet Earth Natural Foods Tuscan-Style Savory Grounds
Finalist: Gardein Gluten-Free Beefless Ground
Best Vegetarian Frozen Meal
Winner: Evol Butternut Squash & Sage Ravioli
Finalist: Saffron Road Vegetable Pad Thai
Finalist: Artisan Bistro Veggie Chorizo Huevos Rancheros
Best Vegetarian Burger
Winner: Giv Sriracha with Sweet Chili Burger
Finalist: Beyond Meat Beast Burger
Finalist: Carla Lee's NutBurgers Original
Best Burrito
Winner: Amy's Black Bean and Quinoa Burrito
Finalist: PJ's Organics Bean and Cheese Burrito
Finalist: Good Food Made Simple Breakfast Burrito Veggies & Potato
Best Meal Helper
Winner: Cooksimple Tibetan Dal
Finalist: Earthbound Farm Organic salad kits
Finalist: Modern Table Meals Italian Red Lentil Penne
Best Jerky
Winner: New Zealand Jerky Original
Finalist: The New Primal Free Range Turkey Jerky
Finalist: Epic Bites Bison Meat Bacon, Chia & Raisins
Best Kids' Snack
Winner: Rhythm Superfoods Broccoli Bites Garden Ranch
Finalist: Snack Out Loud Power Puffs White Cheddar
Finalist: Baobest BaoBites Superfruit Snack
Best Paleo Snack
Winner: Chia Pod Dark Cacao
Finalist: Navitas Naturals Superfood + Turmeric Tamari Almonds
Finalist: Pacific Superfood Snacks Kale Chips Rosemary Truffle
Best Nutrition Bar
Winner: Elemental Superfood Seedbar Cranberry, Almond + Lucuma
Finalist: Nature's Path Organic Qi'a Superfood Bars
Finalist: GoMacro Thrive Blueberry Lavender
Best Chip
Winner: Bare Sweet 'n Heat Crunchy Coconut Chips
Finalist: SuperEats Kale + Chia Chips Sea Salt
Finalist: Jackson's Honest Organic Potato Chips Purple Heirloom
Best Cracker
Winner: Way Better Snacks Sprouted Barley Crackers Rosemarry Me + Olive Oil
Finalist: Two Moms in the Raw Almond Protein Crackers Jive 'n Chive & Onion
Finalist: Primizie Thick Cut Crispbreads Smoked Dutch Gouda and Garlic
Best Low- or No-Calorie Drink
Winner: KeVita Cleansing Probiotic Tonic Cinnamon
Finalist: Dry Cucumber Soda
Finalist: Jade Monk Matcha Green Tea Slightly Sweet
Best Juice
Winner: Daily Greens Chia Balance
Finalist: Purity Organic Superjuice Orange Carrot Turmeric Mango
Finalist: Garden of Flavor Appleade
Best Coffee
Winner: Kohana Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Organic French Roast
Finalist: Califia Farms Dirty Chai Cold Brew Coffee with Almondmilk
Finalist: High Brew Cold Brew Coffee Dairy Free Black & Bold
Best Energy Drink
Winner: Temple Turmeric Pure Prana
Finalist: Gr3en Energy
Finalist: Runa Clean Energy Zero Unsweetened Guava
Best Pouch
Winner: Fishpeople Chinook Salmon in a Chardonnay Reduction Sauce
Finalist: Nutiva CHIApple
Finalist: Batter World Multigrain Pancake Batter
Best Cereal
Winner: Back to the Roots Organic Stoneground Flakes
Finalist: Earnest Eats Detoxifying Hot Cereal Spark
Finalist: Living Intentions Superfood Cereal Raspberry Detox
Best Smoothie Booster
Winner: Coromega Be Bright Non-GMO Superfood Oil Blend
Finalist: Amazing Grass Green Superfood Watermelon Energy
Finalist: Kura Start Your Smoothie Berry protein powder
Best Yogurt
Winner: Smari Organic Icelandic Yogurt Pure Whole Milk
Finalist: Siggi's Icelandic Style Skyr 0% Milkfat Peach
Finalist: Stonyfield Organic Oh My Yog! Gingered Pear
Best Granola
Winner: Mamma Chia Chia Vitality Granola Wild Blueberry Clusters
Finalist: Van's Gluten-Free Cranberry Almond granola clusters
Finalist: The Toasted Oat Gluten Free Granola No. 4 Cashew + Apricot
Best Gluten-Free Pasta
Winner: Capello's Fettuccine
Finalist: Banza Pasta Made from Chickpeas
Finalist: Annie's Gluten Free Rice Shells & Creamy White Cheddar
Best Condiment
Winner: Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
Finalist: Hampton Creek Just Mayo
Finalist: Tessemae's All Natural Green Goddess
Best Nut Butter
Winner: Kalot Fruit & Cashew Butter with Blueberries, Pure Vanilla, and Chia Seeds
Finalist: YumButterGo Superfood Almond Butter
Finalist: NuttZo Smooth Power Fuel Seven Nut & Seed Butter
Best Hummus
Winner: Hope Organic Super Hemp Hummus
Finalist: Love & Hummus Caramelized Garlic
Finalist: Roots Chipotle Hummus
Best Grain
Winner: Planet Rice Sprouted California Brown Rice
Finalist: Bob's Red Mill Organic Whole Grain Kamut
Finalist: Freekeh Foods Organic Freekeh Original
Best Chocolate Bar
Winner: Alter Eco Dark Salted Burnt Caramel
Finalist: Madecasse Salted Almond
Finalist: Eating Evolved Primal Chocolate Crunchy Caramel
Best Candy
Winner: Justin's Mini Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Finalist: Little Secrets Dark Chocolate candies
Finalist: JJ's Sweets Chocolate Covered Cocomels Vanilla
Best Dessert
Winner: Zaza Chocolate Mousse
Finalist: Canyon Bakehouse Gluten Free Brownie Bites
Finalist: Talenti Coffee Toffee Gelato
Best Cookie
Winner: Barbara's Snackimals Cookies
Finalist: Liz Lovely chewy vegan cookies
Finalist: Jen & Joe's Cookie Dough Chocolate Chunk
Best Gluten-Free Baking Mix
Winner: Enjoy Life Brownie Mix
Finalist: Simple Mills Vanilla Cake
Finalist: Living Now Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Mix
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