Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Lynette, >> Just for curiosity, why are the powders illegal? I guess that means there is probably no product comparable that would be ok? << The reason these things are illegal is because the powders use a " food grade matrix " to incorporate the bits of whatever the food is in and make the particles an even size and consistent texture. SInce my freezer space is limited, I experimented with drying and powdering my own tomatoes. I thought if I could make or find tomato powder, it would make doing spaghetti squash sauce and all sorts of other things much, much easier. Suffice it to say, my homemade experiments did not turn out well. (Although just drying tomatoes and adding them to sauce can work real well.) I also thought it would be neat to be able to create my own SCD-legal instant soups and stuff for those times when I just can't face cooking Yet Another Meal. So then I went researching food powders. Every single one of them, when I dug around on the companies' web sites, or queried them, used a " food grade matrix " which was mixed with the crushed fruits or vegetables and then the mixture was spray-dried. The food grade matrix, when I dug and dug and dug (took me almost three weeks to find the information) was a starch. Every single time. So, no, the commercial powders are NOT legal. But you know... you can sneak crushed tolerated veggies into sneaky pancakes and other foods, and get the same effect... -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Undiagnosed IBS, SCD 2+ Years No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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