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Maybe it's a case of them making the chocolate on the same line that products containing gluten are produced rather than it having it in the ingredients? That or they're just trying to cover their backs - but then you would have thought it'd be on the label... |
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There's nothing on the labels here in Canada either. I am so upset about this. How dare they? I am seriously speechless. I wouldn't have even thought to email them about this. Now I know better. There is no mention of barley malt or anything remotely gluteney on the labels at all, those bastards. (I am really, really upset) ETA: Apparently their bars sold in Switzerland are gluten-free? I'm emailing, now that I finally found the addy. I had some Lindt 70% on the weekend, and was wondering why I've felt extremely tired and run down, and I just had D this evening and couldn't figure out why. Sorry if I'm threadjacking here but I am so, so pissed. |
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They said something about using barley or wheat malt to sweeten things. But it isn't listed on the dark chocolate bars. |
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Erm - if that's true, isn't it really dodgy as surely they have to list it in the ingredients by law? |
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I don't know how they get away with not listing an ingredient like BME in Canada, though there are funny exceptions on some "candies", alcoholic bevs, etc. Nevertheless, like NancyLC was saying, I just found this on on another forum: "Thank you for your response. Our products are not Gluten free because we use Barley Malt in all of our cocoa for the chocolate. We need our malt in a certain form and broken down using a specific process to adhere to the Lindt’s recipe guidelines. Due to the availability of malt under these standards, Barley Malt is currently our only option. Our white chocolate products by nature do not contain Malt Barley and are therefore, Gluten free. However, because they are run on the same lines as our other products, there is a chance for cross contamination. Lindt is aware of the growing awareness of Celiac Disease and other conditions. We are sensitive to the fact that these large groups of consumers are unable to enjoy our chocolate at this time. We hope in the future to be able to accommodate the needs of all our consumers and offer options to satisfy varying dietary requirements. I have also included the nutritional facts for our 70% and semisweet (bittersweet) bar. They do not have milk in them, however, they are manufactured on the same lines as products that do and may contain cross-contamination traces. Lindt does not have products suitable for “lactose intolerant people”. Some of our products do not contain milk in the recipe, but because we use the same manufacturing installations for all of our products, cross contamination can occur. As a rule, dark chocolate does not contain milk. Concerning milk allergies, where the milk protein is the antigen, we have to tell the customers that dark chocolate could contain traces of milk, because of cross contamination. The “may contain “wording informs the customer of the possibility that the product may contain traces of milk. Please let me know if you have any further questions. I may be contacted via email or at the phone number below. Kind Regards, Liz Lindahl Consumer Affairs Specialist 603-778-3498" |
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That's what I asked them, I didn't get an answer back. I'll dig up that thread and you can read yourself. |
Ah here is something new: http://www.glutenfreeandbeyond.org/...1276&highlight=
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And here's the initial contact: http://www.glutenfreeandbeyond.org/...highlight=lindt When I specifically asked about why barley malt, or even malt, wasn't listed on the label I didn't get a reply. It was like they were too scared to respond to that question. |
Wow that is truly dodgy... I've always been too scared to try the stuff mainly because of my nut and dairy allergy though.
I was doing some research for my biology coursework which was on casein coagulation and came across something (admittedly on Wikipedia) that stated that below a certain percentage, they can claim that a product is dairy free (can't remember what it was, I think 5-2.5%... probably lower actually but still enough to cause problems). As someone with a severe dairy allergy that seems insane to me - even my tutor was astounded. I can't find the page it was on though... poo. |
I emailed them, and they sent me a chart regarding their Excellence products - apparently all gluten free, in that they don't use any gluten ingredients, but they can't guarantee that they don't contain any. From their ingredients table:
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This has to be the weirdest response to a gluten query I've ever received. And this was from the Canadian office. I've emailed her back to clarify some things and ask if the recipes are different in Canada vs the U.S. Regardless, I don;t think I'll bother using Lindt anymore - Cocoa Camino is a tasty option, and gluten-free. Green & Black too, I think? |
I'd like to know why they say "may contain traces of nuts or dairy" on our packets in Aus, but not a mention of gluten....
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Recipe time! I made a small batch of these just winging it, and they're awesome. This made me 3 good-sized muffins so if you want more, double up on ingredients. I am going on memory here so hope I didn't leave anything out.
Banilla Nut Muffins 1/2 c almond flour 1/2 c hazelnut flour 2 extra large eggs veggie gum thickener - about a tbsp (used Not/Sugar) 1/2 t liquid stevia (may use a tad less next time) 1/2 vanilla extract 1/2 banana extract 1 T hazelnut butter (roughly) 1 T sunflower seed butter (roughly) 1 T butter, soft/melted (roughly) Mix together and bung into muffin tin. I filled the cups to almost overflowing, and they rose pretty nicely, if a tad oddly shaped. |
Photos at my blog!
Just leave off the cream cheese icing and use the orange glaze if you don't do dairy. You could sweeten the cupcakes with honey if you're into that, but I prefer erythritol (from non-GMO corn) because it has zero cals and carbs. Healthy Creamsicle Cupcakes adapted from this recipe by Martha Rose Shulman Makes 20 cupcakes Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups almond meal, ground fine 6 eggs sugar substitute, to taste -1 cup erythritol -1/2-1/4 teaspoon pure stevia extract (I use NuNaturals) 4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 medium thin-skinned organic oranges (yielding 1 1/4 cups fruit puree) 1 1/2 teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Preparation: Wash orange well and boil for 20 minutes in a microwave safe dish with a cover until fork tender. Wait until orange is cooled, then slice it into sections and remove seeds. Puree in food processor until smooth. Measure out 1 and 1/4 cups of the puree and reserve the rest for a glaze to go with the cream cheese icing. Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Beat eggs and sugar substitute until batter is thick and golden. Beat in vanilla extract. Stir in fruit puree, almond meal, baking powder, and sea salt. Pour into buttered silicone muffin cups (filled at least 3/4 way full) or bundt pan and bake for 40 minutes or until slightly browned. Test with a toothpick for doneness. |
Those look great, making em soon. I love your blog, the photos are so nice, its like the food is jumping through the screen :yum:
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The muffins look pretty much awesome. I'm worried about the number of eggs though. I make some almond flour muffins and they only use 2 eggs. Does using 6 make it taste eggy? Also it seems like a lot of vanilla. Is the measurement for vanilla extract (like the alcohol kind) or is it that vanilla flavoring for baking that is way cheaper but you have to use more of it?
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Thanks, selfmyth! Lemme know how you like them. :)
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It does not taste eggy at all with the erythritol in there acting like sugar. And the orange flavor kind of dominates. I used 2 teaspoons Williams Sonoma vanilla bean extract for a half recipe of the cupcakes, so I'm assuming four teaspoons for the whole recipe would be correct. They did not taste too vanilla-y at all. :D |
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