Guest guest Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I see that this is illegal, but I have several cans of organic pumpkin that have nothing else added to them. Could someone please explain the restriction? Thanks! PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I was wondering the same thing. It doesn't seem like anything people would add sugar to and not tell you, since people never just eat it straight out of the can.AlyssaI see that this is illegal, but I have several cans of organic pumpkin that have nothing else added to them. Could someone please explain the restriction?Thanks!PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 You never know what they put in stuff due to the 2% rule (nothing under 2% needs to be listed). Manufacturers like to add things (like sugar) to their products so that there is a consistent taste. I know someone contacted Libby's in recent months to ask about their 100% pumpkin. Libby's refused to confirm that it truly was 100%, saying it was a proprietary secret. That seems to indicate that they put something else in with the pumpkin. I've contacted companies that sell meat products, and often find they use cornstarch in the packaging. Of course this isn't listed as an ingredient because it's a " processing aid. " Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > > > > > > > I see that this is illegal, but I have several cans of organic > > pumpkin that have nothing else added to them. Could someone please > > explain the restriction? > > Thanks! > > PJ > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 You never know what they put in stuff due to the 2% rule (nothing under 2% needs to be listed). Manufacturers like to add things (like sugar) to their products so that there is a consistent taste. I know someone contacted Libby's in recent months to ask about their 100% pumpkin. Libby's refused to confirm that it truly was 100%, saying it was a proprietary secret. That seems to indicate that they put something else in with the pumpkin. I've contacted companies that sell meat products, and often find they use cornstarch in the packaging. Of course this isn't listed as an ingredient because it's a " processing aid. " Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > > > > > > > I see that this is illegal, but I have several cans of organic > > pumpkin that have nothing else added to them. Could someone please > > explain the restriction? > > Thanks! > > PJ > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 You never know what they put in stuff due to the 2% rule (nothing under 2% needs to be listed). Manufacturers like to add things (like sugar) to their products so that there is a consistent taste. I know someone contacted Libby's in recent months to ask about their 100% pumpkin. Libby's refused to confirm that it truly was 100%, saying it was a proprietary secret. That seems to indicate that they put something else in with the pumpkin. I've contacted companies that sell meat products, and often find they use cornstarch in the packaging. Of course this isn't listed as an ingredient because it's a " processing aid. " Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > > > > > > > I see that this is illegal, but I have several cans of organic > > pumpkin that have nothing else added to them. Could someone please > > explain the restriction? > > Thanks! > > PJ > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 The problem with canned pumpkin and other canned foods is that starches less than 2% can be added during the canning process. Since they're less than 2%, the manufacturer is not legally required to list them as ingredients. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 OTOH, there are a bunch of new organic brands that no one has checked out before. It's possible they are okay. So if someone is interested and wants to pursue the issues, get in touch with the company and find out. Mara > The problem with canned pumpkin and other canned foods is that > starches less than 2% can be added during the canning process. Since > they're less than 2%, the manufacturer is not legally required to > list them as ingredients. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Nothing listed on the label is illegal, but that doesn't mean the item is still completely legal. There are labeling laws for starters; depending on the country, manufacturers are not required to list any ingredient that composes less than some percentage of the volume contained within; in the US it is 2%. While 2% doesn't sound like much, it can impact those of us with a compromised digestive system, particularly over the long-term -- and particularly if it is something illegal, like processed sugar or high-fructose corn syrup. Another important factor is that quite often one manufacturer, the one canning the pumpkin for example, actually purchases material (cooked pumpkin in this example) from another manufacturer before the add a few spices or something and then can it. Therefore they don't need to state what was used to prepare the cooked pumpkin before they purchased it. The manufacturer canning or bottling the item only has to state what they themselves used in their processing. And another important factor to some of us is the strong possibility of cross-contamination; the plant canning the pumpkin also prepares other foods that may contain corn or wheat or something else... If you can obtain a letter, in writing, from the manufacturer as to the ingredients in the can, including what was in the product before they obtained it (if they purchased some or all of the product from another supplier), then you might be OK with eating that item. I have found, like many long-timer SCDers, that it is best to make my own foods, and not risk anything made by someone else. In my case, this applies to juices, cooked fruits and veggies, peanut butter, spice mixes, and so on. I don't trust anything made by someone else. I control all the ingredients, and I know exactly what is being used. I spend the time I would have used in trying to obtain a letter in writing from a manufacturer to actually cook the food [grin]. Convenience foods are not always good for us. Of course you can choose to use the canned organic pumpkin, but there is a risk. And for SCD to be successful, we often have to be 100% fanatical for a year or two, especially in the beginning. Kim M. SCD 5 years >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see that this is illegal, but I have several cans of organic pumpkin that have nothing else added to them. Could someone please explain the restriction?Thanks!PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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