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MSI sponsored peer-reviewed research
May, 2025
Researchers at Penn State University compared the effectiveness of short (~1 min) nutrition education videos to longer (~5 min) videos by evaluating participants’ interest, knowledge, confidence, and likeliness to use herbs and spices in their cooking before and after the videos.
March, 2025
Researchers at Washington State University explored the concept of “spicy” by US older adults, considering factors that influence spicy food preferences, through an online survey.
November, 2024
Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University compared the effectiveness of instructional videos with print handouts when educating family medicine patients about the use of herbs and spices to reduce sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars during meal preparation.
July, 2024
A multimethod outcomes evaluation consisting of questionnaire data and sensory testing of vegetables with and without spices and herbs was conducted among a sample of military service members on a large military base in the United States.
July, 2024
Researchers at the North Carolina State University assessed whether diverse classes of plant phytochemicals associated with bitter tastes can alleviate postprandial hyperglycemia in a C57BL/6J mouse model of diet-induced obesity.
Through the McCormick Science Institute (MSI) Research Program, MSI sponsors research at leading universities and research institutions. All MSI-funded research is governed by our funding guidelines and is focused on advancing the scientific study of the health-enhancing properties of culinary herbs and spices in areas which we consider to have the potential to impact public health. Consistent with MSI’s mission to support broad scientific understanding, all research teams that receive funding are required to submit their findings to reputable scientific journals for publication. MSI does not support research on spice blends proprietary to McCormick & Co., Inc. or research on experimental animals.
