Aunt Bessie somehow jumping on a bandwagon of some kind?
esudl to erjin999
1 Jan 16#3
I guess they're saying that because it's gluten free. While some people are allergic to gluten, others don't have it because someone told them it was bad for them. Now companies are cashing in on the fad.
robin5858
2 Jan 16#4
Spot on. The obly part of this product is the coating hence my comment.
So just pick the uncoated version.
To be honest unless you have a 'genuine' intolerance to gluten, the dietary fad for non gluten products is just a syndcal food companies marketing drean
adyjoy
2 Jan 16#5
Rather than criticising the product, you probably should be criticising the people who you believe are being just following another diet 'fad'. (and then those people can turn round and defend their right to choose).
This product has genuine medical benefit - you do know it costs a company to put 'gluten free' on the label, don't you? They must ensure that all ingredients have not been cross-contaminated with gluten within the production cycle, and must also submit the product for lab testing to ensure it meets the legal standards. A product with no gluten-containing ingredients may still actually contain gluten. A bar of dairy milk chocolate is (helpfully) labelled 'may contain gluten or nuts' because the same production line is used for nutty and biscuity chocolate...
Heat from me (200 degrees for 25 minutes, I think :-) )
BungalowBill to adyjoy
2 Jan 16#6
Massives of Marks and Spencer products are Gluten Free without them going over the top to label as such - most of their ready meals, almost all their Christmas "nibble" ranges and party foods, even their standard pack of 8 pork sausages - and without needing to jack up the price to compensate. Other retailers should take note.
baddriver
2 Jan 16#7
aunt Bessie changed the recipe for the coating on these chips to make them gluten free, the old coating had WHEAT flour not rice flour, so yes they are now allowed to label them as gluten free.
Gollywood
2 Jan 16#8
I want my Gluten back!!
rmaee
2 Jan 16#9
They are old stock aunt Bessie range have changed the packing.
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Opening post
Aunt Bessie's Crispy Homestyle Crinkle Cut Chips (GLUTEN FREE) (900g) was £1.75 now ONLY £1.00
Free From: Gluten.
Ingredients
Potato (93%) , Sunflower Oil (4%) , Rice Flour , Dextrin , Potato Starch , Salt , Caramel , Turmeric Powder , Paprika Flavouring , Dextrose
9 comments
Aunt Bessie somehow jumping on a bandwagon of some kind?
So just pick the uncoated version.
To be honest unless you have a 'genuine' intolerance to gluten, the dietary fad for non gluten products is just a syndcal food companies marketing drean
This product has genuine medical benefit - you do know it costs a company to put 'gluten free' on the label, don't you? They must ensure that all ingredients have not been cross-contaminated with gluten within the production cycle, and must also submit the product for lab testing to ensure it meets the legal standards. A product with no gluten-containing ingredients may still actually contain gluten. A bar of dairy milk chocolate is (helpfully) labelled 'may contain gluten or nuts' because the same production line is used for nutty and biscuity chocolate...
Heat from me (200 degrees for 25 minutes, I think :-) )