coconut milk, was Re: potassium metabisulphite

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I think it is technically legal but I avoid it like the plague. A year or two

ago, I contacted Thai Kitchens and asked that they make a line of gum-free

coconut milk since they make sulfite-free coconut milks that are great but

contain guar gum. Maybe if lots of us asked they would consider it! I thought,

since they make an organic coconut milk, that would be a good one to take the

gum out of.

However, on SCD, all canned coconut milks are not legal, no matter what they say

on the label. I have found one or two brands that have neither gum nor sulfites

but they weren't terrific and they were illegal. This is one area where I would

not follow SCD if the milk quality was good and the gum was removed, because you

are right, coconut milk is not easy to make! I burned up one inexpensive

blender trying, and bought a very expensive commercial blender as a result.

Even that, though better, doesn't make a product comparable to canned. I am

pretty sure that canned coconut milk is not strained (as homemade SCD coconut

milk is) but just pulverized to such a degree that there is no coconut pulp

detectable in it. I got close with my new blender, but my kids still complained

about the mouth " feel " or texture of the homemade ice cream. Sure do miss Thai

Kitchens...

Lorilyn

potassium metabisulphite

Dear List:

Does anyone know if potassium metabisulphite is legal on SCD? I have seen it

listed on cans of coconut milk? The brand is Orchid, it doesn't have guar gum so

I thought it was a possibility. I'm not good with making coconut milk from

scratch. Thank you, Eileen Brown