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Numbers in the News: Pumpkin Spice
BRIAN HAGIWARA/GETTY IMAGES
October 1 is National Pumpkin Spice Day. Check out some facts and figures about this iconic fall flavor.
COURTESY OF MCCORMICK (SPICE); SHORROCKS/GETTY IMAGES (PIE)
1934
The year food company McCormick introduced the first “pumpkin pie spice”—a mixture of allspice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg
340
The number of chemical compounds that give natural pumpkin spice its flavor
The top pumpkin-flavored products in 2018.
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2003
The year Starbucks introduced its popular Pumpkin Spice Latte, which contains mostly artificial flavorings designed to replicate the taste of actual pumpkin pie spices
THINK ABOUT IT: Why do you think pumpkin spice products, from cookie dough to dog treats to mac ’n’ cheese, are so popular?
SOURCES: SOURCES: SPICE ISLANDS, INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCES, NIELSEN