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M ä s p o m a spol. s r.o.

Unique spice – Paprika Zitava

Unique spice – Paprika Zitava

M ä s p o m a spol. s r.o.

Description

Maspoma Ltd. has become the first processor and producer of the pepper named "Žitavská paprika" and "Paprika Žitava". The uniqueness of "Žitavská paprika" pepper lies in its unique sweet aroma and taste. Due to the altitude, sufficient water, permeable soil and summer with a relatively low number of sunny days mean, that the high sugar content of the pepper does not change into a colorant in the same amount as when the pepper is grown in a warmer environment area, but remains as a flavoring. "Paprika Žitava" or "Žitavská paprika" therefore has its own unique sweet aroma and taste.

At the beginning of 2014 Paprika Zitava (pepper) was awarded with "Protected designation of origin" status as the first Slovak product within the Quality policy of the EU.
Capsicum-Consortiium of breeders, cultivators and producers of red pepper, which our company is member, has an ambition to return this product its former glory in the next few years. 

Quality guarantee "Protective designation of origin" status Paprika Zitava bears thanks to:

  • unique climatic conditions and
  • soil character in Podunajska nizina (Danubia Lowland) - historically cultivated regional variety of pepper special method od proceeding, by so called dyeing stone - human potential The "PDO" mark itself represents an originality guarantee.

Pepper must be grown, produced and packed into a final product in a specific region. Directly from the field to fork of our customers.  First mills grinded red pepper in  Zitava region more than 80 years ago while mill iof our company in Dvory nad Zitavou continues in this tradition where we produce pepper from surrounding region. This region of fertile plains is famous for growing of grain, corn, fruit, vegetable and good vine. It has a rich history and culture, typical folk costume and folklore which has become an inspiration for the package of the product itself.

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Spices

Spices and salt give an excellent and rich flavour to the meals you eat every day. Spices are an essential part of your home cooked meals as well as of food industry. The Mäspoma family company brings various flavours from all over the world and, also from the Slovak farmers to its customers. When it comes to choosing and processing spices one of the most important criteria are quality and food security.

  • We buy spices produced in Slovakia directly from the farmers.
  • Imported commodities are subject to a personal audit we conduct in our foreign suppliers and farmers facilities.
  • All raw materials are subject to an initial production check in our laboratory or in accredited laboratories.
  • The whole production process (cleaning, drying, grinding, sterilization, homogenisation and packaging) takes place in our own production facility.
  • To assure the quality of our production process we follow the international quality management system standards - IFS Food, ISO 22000.
  • Our flexible logistics system and customer service enable us to deliver fresh packaged spices to you.
  • We offer the fresh and best quality spices to our customers.

Mäspoma spices can be found in various packaging – small packets, small jars, small spice grinders or shakers.  We are sure that you will be able to choose the most convenient packaging for you  from our offer. We also offer the large packets or jars. We are environmentally friendly. Because of that we use recyclable packaging and we have also created a Bio spices product line.

We make various product lines:

  • Single spices
  • Spice blends
  • Seasonings – liquid and powder
  • Spices in refillable grinders and shakers
  • Broth powders
  • Herbs and spices for food preservation
  • Bio spice blends
  • Food coating mixes
Trade fair innovation

Functional Spice Blends

The functional spice blends used for flavouring of products and optimization of technological procedures in the production process make an inseparable part of food industry production processes. Thanks to our own laboratory and product development workshop we can respond flexibly to the market needs and provide unique solutions to our customers. We are also listening to new market needs. That's why we've created a brand new product line based on vegan functional spice blends. You can take the opportunity to create another flavors tailored to your requirements.

Beside delivery of spice blends and individual components we also provide technological services and support for creating and adapting formulas and set up of technological parameters. Our main competitive advantage are the products that are mostly "tailor-made" plus flexibility and wide logistics network.


The basic portfolio is made of:

  • Spice blends and dry rubs
  • Consistency improving components and combi blends (functional blends containing spices, spice extracts, seasoning ingredients and food additives)
  • Highly functional blends for ham and smoked meat production
  • Blends for non-perishable uncooked meat products and dried meat
  • Thickeners, emulsifiers, and natural food colours
  • Functional proteins (plant, animal)

The final product quality is ensured by standardization of raw materials and natural spices processed in our own production plant. 

Attractive product appearance and special flavour make the product successful.

Natural casings

Tailor-made natural casings. 

Natural casings have the unique and irreplaceable properties due to which they are considered as an exceptional packaging material in food processing industry. Our target is to use their benefits to their fullest potential and minimize their natural defects to meet the specific requirements of our customers.

Processing and sale of natural casings is an integral part of Mäspoma product portfolio. A natural casing as a traditional, visually unique and most of all an edible packaging has a wide use in the food industry.

We process a full range of pork, mutton, and beef gastrointestinal tract parts. Our final products come with various specifications, packaging, types of shirring, etc. according to our clients' requirements. Our team of supervisors ensures the quality of our products.

  • own calibration and shirring of casings
  • (SK 8 ES)
  • pig intestines, pig stomach and hog bungs
  • beef rounds and middles

The traditional raw material basis for selected types of natural intestines can be found in the third countries. Because of that we collaborate and regularly audit our approved suppliers of primary raw materials. To increase our working productivity when making our final product we offer individual solutions for shirring of casings with a different intensity of polishing and soaking to our customers. Our clients can test the applications directly in our product development workshop and thus together we can create unique marketing stories for a final consumer.

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