Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 , It's not just the sugar that is a concern. Commercially prepared canned foods have starches of many different kinds added to them. There are very few canned products at all that are SCD compliant. Remember that a canned fruit must say " in its own juice " not a can of pears that says " pear juice " for example. If you write a company, do not simply ask if there is sugar added. You would want a list of ingredients, and a statement that nothing besides what is listed on the label is in the product. Even then, companies are permitted to use terms like " natural flavors " , " spices " , ect., and do not have to disclose what that list is exactly. Also, companies may change their ingredients at any time without notifying anyone. If you receive written confirmation from a manufacturer that their product in question has no illegals, and you are comfortable with that, then use at your own risk. If you begin to see any problems at all, that should be the first thing that you pull from the diet. It really just comes down to the fact that most products on the market do have added ingredients that are not SCD compliant, and we may not even know it due to labeling laws. Meleah SCD 05/06 iel 3.5yrs. ASD, Ethan 5yrs., Mark 20mths., both NT canned goods I am trying to understand the differences in the use or not to use, in some cases, a canned product. It seems to be ok to use canned fruit or juice as long as it states in its own juice. It is not ok to use canned vegetables, tomatoes, tomatoe paste, etc. I e-mailed Delmonte to ask if any sugar was added to their canned vegetables (French style green beans in particular) and they responded no. I have also found a product Organic Strained Tomatoes by Bionaturae with ingredients being Organic strained tomatoes, sea salt. They have an Organic tomatoe paste by Bionaturae with ingredients Organic tomatoes. If I e-mail this company and they responed that no sugars have been added, can I then use these products? I think companies are trying to provide better health foods for us and I am wondering if these canned products are possible safe for scd diets. Please help me to understand why we are allowed to trust canned fruits and juice by the labeling and not canned vegtables and tomatoes and such. Do we really feel there is no products now being processed that would be scd compliant??? It would make things easier to find such products made and ready to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 , It's not just the sugar that is a concern. Commercially prepared canned foods have starches of many different kinds added to them. There are very few canned products at all that are SCD compliant. Remember that a canned fruit must say " in its own juice " not a can of pears that says " pear juice " for example. If you write a company, do not simply ask if there is sugar added. You would want a list of ingredients, and a statement that nothing besides what is listed on the label is in the product. Even then, companies are permitted to use terms like " natural flavors " , " spices " , ect., and do not have to disclose what that list is exactly. Also, companies may change their ingredients at any time without notifying anyone. If you receive written confirmation from a manufacturer that their product in question has no illegals, and you are comfortable with that, then use at your own risk. If you begin to see any problems at all, that should be the first thing that you pull from the diet. It really just comes down to the fact that most products on the market do have added ingredients that are not SCD compliant, and we may not even know it due to labeling laws. Meleah SCD 05/06 iel 3.5yrs. ASD, Ethan 5yrs., Mark 20mths., both NT canned goods I am trying to understand the differences in the use or not to use, in some cases, a canned product. It seems to be ok to use canned fruit or juice as long as it states in its own juice. It is not ok to use canned vegetables, tomatoes, tomatoe paste, etc. I e-mailed Delmonte to ask if any sugar was added to their canned vegetables (French style green beans in particular) and they responded no. I have also found a product Organic Strained Tomatoes by Bionaturae with ingredients being Organic strained tomatoes, sea salt. They have an Organic tomatoe paste by Bionaturae with ingredients Organic tomatoes. If I e-mail this company and they responed that no sugars have been added, can I then use these products? I think companies are trying to provide better health foods for us and I am wondering if these canned products are possible safe for scd diets. Please help me to understand why we are allowed to trust canned fruits and juice by the labeling and not canned vegtables and tomatoes and such. Do we really feel there is no products now being processed that would be scd compliant??? It would make things easier to find such products made and ready to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 , An email from the company, unfortunately is not legally binding and therefore cannot be trusted. I do not trust labels and many of these companies get their products from different places and then they are mixed at their plant. Many of them don't know what has been done to the ingredients before they get them. Elaine was adamant about not using canned tomato products or canned vegetables. She once toured a plant where food was packaged and pointed to a room and asked, " What's that room? " The person giving the tour said " that's the " malt " room. That's where maltodextrin is added to all our products. " That frightens me and big companies are about the bottom line and selling their products. Ingredients can also change at anytime. That being said, there have been a few products that were meticously researched and those who did the research received in writing on company letter head assurances that nothing was added. Because it was in writing and on company letterhead, the document is legally binding in court. The motto around here is, " When in doubt, there is no doubt...throw it out. " Charlene UC 8 years SCD 6 years I am trying to understand the differences in the use or not to use, in some cases, a canned product. It seems to be ok to use canned fruit or juice as long as it states in its own juice. It is not ok to use canned vegetables, tomatoes, tomatoe paste, etc. I e-mailed Delmonte to ask if any sugar was added to their canned vegetables (French style green beans in particular) and they responded no. I have also found a product Organic Strained Tomatoes by Bionaturae with ingredients being Organic strained tomatoes, sea salt. They have an Organic tomatoe paste by Bionaturae with ingredients Organic tomatoes. If I e-mail this company and they responed that no sugars have been added, can I then use these products? I think companies are trying to provide better health foods for us and I am wondering if these canned products are possible safe for scd diets. Please help me to understand why we are allowed to trust canned fruits and juice by the labeling and not canned vegtables and tomatoes and such. Do we really feel there is no products now being processed that would be scd compliant??? It would make things easier to find such products made and ready to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 So, How do we no nothing extra has been added to the canned fruit 'in it's own juice' > > , > It's not just the sugar that is a concern. Commercially prepared canned foods have starches of many different kinds added to them. There are very few canned products at all that are SCD compliant. Remember that a canned fruit must say " in its own juice " not a can of pears that says " pear juice " for example. If you write a company, do not simply ask if there is sugar added. You would want a list of ingredients, and a statement that nothing besides what is listed on the label is in the product. Even then, companies are permitted to use terms like " natural flavors " , " spices " , ect., and do not have to disclose what that list is exactly. Also, companies may change their ingredients at any time without notifying anyone. If you receive written confirmation from a manufacturer that their product in question has no illegals, and you are comfortable with that, then use at your own risk. If you begin to see any problems at all, that should be the first thing that you pull from the diet. It really just comes down to the fact that most products on the market do have added ingredients that are not SCD compliant, and we may not even know it due to labeling laws. > Meleah SCD 05/06 > iel 3.5yrs. ASD, Ethan 5yrs., Mark 20mths., both NT > > canned goods > > > I am trying to understand the differences in the use or not to use, in > some cases, a canned product. It seems to be ok to use canned fruit or > juice as long as it states in its own juice. It is not ok to use canned > vegetables, tomatoes, tomatoe paste, etc. I e-mailed Delmonte to ask if > any sugar was added to their canned vegetables (French style green > beans in particular) and they responded no. > > I have also found a product Organic Strained Tomatoes by Bionaturae > with ingredients being Organic strained tomatoes, sea salt. They have > an Organic tomatoe paste by Bionaturae with ingredients Organic > tomatoes. If I e-mail this company and they responed that no sugars > have been added, can I then use these products? > > I think companies are trying to provide better health foods for us and > I am wondering if these canned products are possible safe for scd diets. > > Please help me to understand why we are allowed to trust canned fruits > and juice by the labeling and not canned vegtables and tomatoes and > such. Do we really feel there is no products now being processed that > would be scd compliant??? It would make things easier to find such > products made and ready to use. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 > > Please help me to understand why we are allowed to trust canned fruits > and juice by the labeling and not canned vegtables and tomatoes and > such. Do we really feel there is no products now being processed that > would be scd compliant??? It would make things easier to find such > products made and ready to use. > > > It's an old story. We have to be self reliant when it comes to risking commercial foods, even some that were thought to be OK a few years ago. Companies can change their products without informing us. A prime example is Dole Pineapple. It is getting harder to find the one labeled " in own juice. " Dole adds various ingredients to equalize sweetness in canned pineapple packed in pineapple juice ( different from " own juice " ) because they harvest from several countries and the sweetness of the fruit varies. Even organic products can have undisclosed sugar. Knudson Organic Juice is not SCD legal, but their " Just Juice " line was certified to Elaine so is allowed. By law, 2% of ingredients do not have to be included on the label. In order to be safe, we have adopted the practice of requesting a HARD COPY LETTER, not email or fax or phone assurance rom the company , listing every ingredient. Some may feel they want to take the risk and small infractions won't be damaging. However, bacteria multiply rapidly and reactions are not always immediate. Since SCD demands ( in Elaine's own words) " fanatical adherance, " that remains your best tool for success. Carol F. SCD 7 years, celiac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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