Actually the ingredient list for the Thai Spiced tuna includes wheat... On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:49:28 -0700 (PDT), Tina Brooks wrote > I trust Greg to cook for me long before I'll trust Bumblebee. lol! > > Okay, so Epicurious says that Paprika is just pure ground peppers... > That's one way to make it. > > The FDA says it is something else... It can be used for colour or > for heat, some food manufacturers use it for both... > > So which is it, it's there for the colour or it's there for the > heat? And worse... as a consumer... how do you know? > > Fwiw, the CFIA lists Paprika as a known wheat source, so unless > you're certain that Bumblebee tuna's use of "paprika" is the pure > powdered chillies that one might purchase at the grocery store, I'm > not so sure. One sort of wonders how "wheat" gets into pure ground chillies. > > As a food manufacturer, if we were to use paprika, we would ground > the peppers ourselves to be sure it was pure pepper, but more often > than not, pepper powders, unless specifically marked as 100% pure, > contain fillers and some even contain other spices. > > Just another way for food companies to hide from consumers the crap > they're putting into our food. > > I thought this was cool... Judge for yourself: http://tinyurl.com/4s5qot > > The longer I'm in the food business the more skeptical I am of > commercial food products. > > T > > ===== > > Tina Brooks > VP Marketing, Peppermaster Hot Sauces <a rel="nofollow" > target="_blank" href="http://www.peppermaster.com">www.peppermaster.com > </a>Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.pepperfire.ca">www.pepperfire.ca</a> > > Phone: (514) 393-3430 > 26 St. Jean Baptiste, East > Rigaud, Quebec, Canada > J0P 1P0 > > Network with me on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" > href="http://www.gourmetbusinessforum.com/">www.gourmetbusinessforum.com</a> -- The premier online business community for food professionals > > <em><font color="#ff0000">Many persons have a wrong idea of what > constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self- > gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.</font> <font > color="#4040ff">Helen Keller</font></em> > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: =Mark <mstevens@exit109.com> > To: Tina Brooks <shoestring_louise@yahoo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:45:30 PM > Subject: Re: [CH] Bumblebee Tuna and extracts... > > I hope you don't let him cook for you... :-) > > http://tinyurl.com/5y6xcs > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:30:42 -0700 (PDT), Tina Brooks wrote > > I mentioned this discussion to Greg and his response began with > > "Paprika is oleoresin" > > > > He gave me this link: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/cfr73345.html > > > > now I'm feeling even more cynical. :) > > > > ===== > > > > Tina Brooks > > VP Marketing, Peppermaster Hot Sauces <a rel="nofollow" > > target="_blank" href="http://www.peppermaster.com">www.peppermaster.com > > </a>Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" > href="http://www.pepperfire.ca">www.pepperfire.ca</a> > > > > Phone: (514) 393-3430 > > 26 St. Jean Baptiste, East > > Rigaud, Quebec, Canada > > J0P 1P0 > > > > Network with me on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" > > href="http://www.gourmetbusinessforum.com/">www.gourmetbusinessforum.com</a> > -- The premier online business community for food professionals > > > > <em><font color="#ff0000">Many persons have a wrong idea of what > > constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self- > > gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.</font> <font > > color="#4040ff">Helen Keller</font></em> > > -- > =Mark > > http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens -- =Mark http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens