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MSI sponsored peer-reviewed research
June, 2025
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine evaluated whether heat-and-serve meal kits with spices and herbs could increase vegetable intake and liking among active-duty service members.
May, 2025
Researchers at the City University of New York evaluated the accuracy of the recipe descriptions and compared them to their estimated nutritional value.
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.
April, 2025
Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University evaluated the impact of increasing oral burn by adding dried chilis to lunch meals on oral processing and food and energy intake.
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.
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.
