Pamela Low
Encyclopedia
Pamela Low was an American
flavorist
, best known for developing and creating the flavor coating for Cap'n Crunch
breakfast cereal
.
Low studied microbiology at the University of New Hampshire
. She went on to work as a flavorist for the Arthur D. Little
consulting firm in the Boston metropolitan area for more than 30 years. She was reportedly asked to develop a flavor for the new Cap'n Crunch cereal in the early 1960s. Her inspiration for the flavor coating was a recipe
flavored with butter
and brown sugar
that her grandmother, Luella Low, used to serve her when she was younger in Derry
. Cap'n Crunch was officially unveiled in 1963 and the original recipe has been unchanged since its launch.
She also worked on the flavors for Almond Joy
and Mounds
candy bars while at Arthur D. Little.
Low died at the New London Hospital in New London, New Hampshire
on June 1, 2007. She was 79 when she died. She had lived in New London for 34 years. During this time, she owned two Boston Terriers. The first was named Casey, and when she died, Ms. Low got another one named Winnie (short for Winnie-the-pooh). Low never married.
United States
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flavorist
Flavorist
A flavorist, also known as flavor chemist, is someone who uses chemistry to engineer artificial and natural flavors. The tools and materials used by flavorists are almost the same as that used by perfumers with the exception that flavorists seek to mimic or modify both the olfactory and gustation...
, best known for developing and creating the flavor coating for Cap'n Crunch
Cap'n Crunch
Cap'n Crunch is a product line of sweetened corn and oat breakfast cereals introduced in 1963 and manufactured by Quaker Oats Company. Quaker Oats has been a division of PepsiCo since 2001. The product line is heralded by a cartoon mascot named Cap'n Crunch, a sea captain .-Development:Pamela Low,...
breakfast cereal
Breakfast cereal
A breakfast cereal is a food made from processed grains that is often, but not always, eaten with the first meal of the day. It is often eaten cold, usually mixed with milk , water, or yogurt, and sometimes fruit but sometimes eaten dry. Some cereals, such as oatmeal, may be served hot as porridge...
.
Low studied microbiology at the University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
. She went on to work as a flavorist for the Arthur D. Little
Arthur D. Little
Arthur D. Little is an international management consulting firm originally headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and formally incorporated by that name in 1909 by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who had discovered acetate. Arthur D. Little pioneered the concept of contracted...
consulting firm in the Boston metropolitan area for more than 30 years. She was reportedly asked to develop a flavor for the new Cap'n Crunch cereal in the early 1960s. Her inspiration for the flavor coating was a recipe
Recipe
A recipe is a set of instructions that describe how to prepare or make something, especially a culinary dish.-Components:Modern culinary recipes normally consist of several components*The name of the dish...
flavored with butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
and brown sugar
Brown sugar
Brown sugar is a sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown color due to the presence of molasses. It is either an unrefined or partially refined soft sugar consisting of sugar crystals with some residual molasses content, or it is produced by the addition of molasses to refined white...
that her grandmother, Luella Low, used to serve her when she was younger in Derry
Derry, New Hampshire
-Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 33,109 people, 12,537 households, and 8,767 families residing in the town. The population density was 924.8 people per square mile . There were 13,277 housing units at an average density of 143.2/km²...
. Cap'n Crunch was officially unveiled in 1963 and the original recipe has been unchanged since its launch.
She also worked on the flavors for Almond Joy
Almond Joy
An Almond Joy is a candy bar manufactured by Hershey's. It consists of a coconut-based center topped with two almonds and enrobed in a layer of milk chocolate...
and Mounds
Mounds (candy)
Mounds is a candy bar made by Hershey's, and is the sister product of Almond Joy. Like Almond Joy, it consists of a coconut based center; however, it is enrobed with dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate and does not contain almonds....
candy bars while at Arthur D. Little.
Low died at the New London Hospital in New London, New Hampshire
New London, New Hampshire
New London is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,397 at the 2010 census.The town center, where 1,415 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the New London census-designated place , and is located on a hilltop along New Hampshire Route 114 north...
on June 1, 2007. She was 79 when she died. She had lived in New London for 34 years. During this time, she owned two Boston Terriers. The first was named Casey, and when she died, Ms. Low got another one named Winnie (short for Winnie-the-pooh). Low never married.