Sunday, October 11, 2009

Glutened...by salsa?? yup.

Looks so innocent, doesn't it?



Beware the "smoke flavor"!
Muir Glen Medium Chipotle Salsa contains:
NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR (CONTAINS ORGANIC MALTED BARLEY FLOUR)...! AARRGH!
I read that 4 days in (after the asthma, itching, fatigue and immediate scratchy throat finally [duh!] clued me in). Lesson learned? Always, always, always check the label. My thinking was it's tomatoes, hot chipotle peppers, lime, salt...it's freaking salsa!! Think again. Sheesh. Any products that might have a vinegar or smoke flavor should be checked and double-checked.
(Note: their other salsas/products appear to be mostly gluten-free. Please check!)

1 comment:

Jordanna Rock-Garden said...

as a side note....if you are ever looking for a GF VEGAN liquid smoke, they sell it at fante's!