Nutrition Fact Panel
"Plant-Based"
A People's History of Mosaic
What's in a Name?
Oh the Places We've Been
100

In 2016, this subtype of carbohydrates was added to the standard Nutrition Fact Panel to improve transparency into unhealthy ingredients — much to the chagrin of CPG dessert companies.

Added Sugars

100

The bark of this tree can be used to seal bottles and jars.

Cork

100

This chef was the first of six Mosaic+ collaborators.

Pierre Thiam

100

Whiskey, sweet vermouth, bitters, cherry

Manhattan

100

The street where Matt & Nikita lived for 6 years, and where it all began.

Clinton Street

200

This carbohydrate can't be broken down by the body as easily as sugar, and as a result passes through the body largely undigested.

Fiber

200

This 100% plant-based clothing material is often seen on its own, or in combination with other materials like polyester.

Cotton

200

This contractor often moonlights his day job at Nacelle to assist with website changes and improvements.

Caleb Bogdorf.

200

Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, ginger

Pumpkin Spice

200

The city in Delaware where Burris shipped the very first Mosaic customer order in May of 2019.

New Castle

300

This macronutrient type, just like Carbohydrates, clocks in at ~4 calories per gram, roughly half the caloric density of Fats (but a much healthier alternative).

Proteins

300
This plant includes a number of industrial applications among it's less recreational uses.  It can be found in rope, textiles, mulch, and even insulation.

Hemp

300

This high conviction early-stage investor was the first to back us, investing in Sweetroot when we had nothing but a peanut tofu bowl and a dream to pitch.

Ryan Darnell

300

Egg yolks, lemon juice, vegetable oil, salt (optional: mustard, garlic, etc.)

Mayonnaise

300

This location in upstate NY is the home of Northern Culinary, our second co-manufacturing partner, as well as the Hummingbird Inn.

Plattsburgh.

400

Found in fish, eggs, and mushrooms, this vitamin is responsible for helping your body to absorb calcium and build strong bones.

Vitamin D

400
This family of plants includes not just the innocuous eggplant and tomato, but also the more deadly cousin that appears as a poison in Shakespearean tragedies.

Nightshade

400

This chain-smoking new yorker sold us our first cardboard box, our first liner, and our first broken heart after we left her for Temperpak.

Denise McDermott

400

Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, soda, lemon slice

Tom Collins

400
Not one but two global crises prevented Arabelle from representing the US as a hip-hop ambassador in this European country.
Ukraine
500

This listed ingredient actually carries a small electrical charge, making it a member of the electrolyte family.  While it garners much less focus than some of it's nearest neighbors on the NFP, this mineral is listed on every package in America, despite the fact that it primarily occurs in natural sources like beans and bananas.

Potassium

500

The secret ingredient in Coca Cola's original recipe, and no... we're not talking about the coca leaf.

Kola nut

500

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The same agency that brought us Emily also added to the Mosaic roster this CX agent, our first and only model!

Janna Capone

500

dried oregano, thyme, marjoram, sumac, toasted sesame seeds (and possibly more...)

Za'atar Spice

500

In an attempt to catch the eye of the media, Sami once shipped a package to this foreign country.  Instead, she caught Jeff's attention with an $800 FedEx bill.

Canada

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