| Author | Message | ||
| Valerie |
Valerie, Thank you for you inquiry regarding nutritional information. As you may have noticed, we were among the first brands in the natural foods industry to add the FDA's new nutrition panel to our labels. But the nutrition information has created a couple of questions. Our natural flavors comprise a wide variety of natural ingredients, all of which are from botanical sources. A simple physical process of derivation from fruit juices, vegetables, spices, herbs or other plant material or fermentation products produce natural flavors. Mixing fruit juices together is easy, but the art of juice making involves creating flavor blends with consistently superior taste. The use of natural flavors serves two purposes. First, it increases the impact of the fruit character and taste, adding additional “flavor notes” not possible from the other juices alone. Second, it provides a special flavor to our recipes which is part of what makes each R.W. Knudsen Family juice different from other brands. Perhaps more important than what natural flavors contain is what they don’t contain. Our natural flavors contain no refined sugars, no preservatives, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no propylene glycol, no ethyl alcohol distilled from petroleum, no gluten and no monosodium glutamate (no MSG). The flavor components are blended in a base of grain-distilled alcohol, made mostly from corn. Alcohol is a product of distillation, and the proteins that cause allergies are too heavy to distill (evaporate). The gluten is a protein and is removed in the distillation process. The alcohol is derived from grain sources only, so customers who wish to avoid any grain products , and not just gluten, will want to choose our products that do not contain natural flavors. Our products, as always, adhere to the most stringent definition of "all natural." Our juices contain no artificial flavors, no preservatives and no added sugars. Thank you for your support and interest in our products. Thank You, Tiffany Geha ----- Forwarded by Tiffany Geha/Chico/JMS on 09/29/2003 03:57 PM ----- ()@DMZ2 To: sqb@jmsmucker.com 09/26/2003 05:08 cc: PM Subject: Info Request - Santa Cruz Organic | ||
| Valerie |
I don't know about you but I wouldn't touch that stuff! I asked them what their natural flavors were. Funny, Smuckers owns Santa Cruz Organics... | ||
| Roy Piwovar
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Santa Cruz Organics sells "organic" chocolate syrup also: http://www.scojuice.com/products/syrup.html INGREDIENTS: Organic Evaporated Cane Juice; Water; Organic Cocoa; Organic Vanilla Extract; Xanthan Gum. Still, I'm not so sure that xanthan gum is so "organic": http://food.oregonstate.edu/gums/xanthan.html | ||
| Margie |
I wouldn't touch the stuff either! The following statement seems to contradict thier "no msg" claim: "A physical process of derivation from fruit juices, vegetables, spices, herbs or other plant material or fermentation products produce natural flavors." This is how they "hydrolyze" garbage, by extracting the protein from rotting fruit/veggies, dipping it in a vat of HCL, adding bleach and then calling it "natural" Meanwhile the protein is broken down and you are getting a yummy dose of processed free glutamate, along with seizures/migraines/asthma attacks following ingestion of thier wonderfully made "natural" product. | ||
| Lauire M |
By the way before you panic too much. Santa Cruz organic has a lot of juices that have absolutely nothing added. I think it is mostly the mixed flavor drinks that have other stuff. Their Organic apple cider is awesome and I have been drinking it for years. | ||
| Lisa Marie |
I just read this about Sanat Cruz and them owning Knudsen juices. Does this mean that they are safe or not? I can't figure it out from the post. Because the last 2 days, I have tried Knudsen organic apple juice (which says "juice from ripe, whole organic apples, ascorbic acid to maintain color") Yesterday, after drinking this twice for insulin reactions, I had a splitting headache, and headace isn't normally included in my reaction to MSG. It was the first time I have used this juice. I have been drinking Minute Maid for years, and don't have a problem with it, or with the Del Monte mandarin oranges,(and the oranges have ascorbic acid also so I don't think that is my problem) I really need some kind of safe juice I can carry around with me for low blood sugars. At the moment, I am having more of them while I figure out what I can eat. Please help. Thanks. | ||
| Fran |
You would be better off eating almonds or some low sugar carb type food to stave off blood sugar problems. Fruit juices will only keep the viscious circle going. There could be sulphites in the juice too. They don't need to label them if the ammount is small. | ||
| Lisa Marie |
Thanks Fran. When you take insulin, invariably you will have some episodes of low sugars sometimes, because food and exercise change daily. I try and keep the same routine, but I have to have a simple sugar source for emergencies. I have been using some walnuts and almonds in the last few days for protein sources-along with my brown rice. I am just adding one item at a time besides the rice and hamburger from the farm, to see what I can tolerate. Which is NOT MUCH yet. Thanks again for your post. | ||
| Roy Piwovar
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Lisa Marie, Can you tolerate glucose tablets? | ||
| Lisa Marie |
Hi Roy, Yes, I use those also. Juice just works even more instantly, and sometimes I only need a few swallows. Thanks. | ||
| Valerie |
Lisa Marie, I solved my juice problem by buying my own juicer and juicing my own fruit and vegies. I purchased a Champion Juicer and although it was expensive, I believe it to be one of my better buys. You can even make fruit sorbets and nut butters. You can buy an optional grain mill attachment which I didn't because I have a Vita Mix, another great kitchen gadget. Get yourself a Nalgene bottle as they don't obsorb the odors and tastes of the juices. You can buy Nalgene from any outdoor type store such as REI or stores that sell drinking water. I find that they don't leak and I carry one for juice and one for water in a backpack every day. | ||
| Lisa Marie |
Hi Valerie, That is a good idea about the juicer. No doubt I will end up doing that. Since I only found this board a week ago, all this stuff is so new, I have to do it in steps. I will check into that bottle also. I haven't received Deb's book yet, and I can't wait to get it! I had to drive 7 hours to Ark today to visit my nother-I travel to see her once a month for a week, so I won't get the book at least until I am back in Missouri. I am starving for information about all this, as well as for SAFE food. |
