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@Lorne-Kates either that's a "No Peanuts" symbol, or they don't want you splitting the atom while inside their shop.
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@Lorne-Kates Reminds me of "Bacon Salt," which IIRC is certified kosher and sodium-free.
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@masonwheeler kosher, yes. Sodium free, I don't think so... the first ingredient is salt.
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@Lorne-Kates said in What? HOW?:
You're forgetting what they can do with artificial flavors these days.
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@anotherusername said in What? HOW?:
masonwheeler kosher, yes. Sodium free, I don't think so... the first ingredient is salt.
hmm.......
i suppose they could have used potassium chloride. that would make it sodium free.....
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@masonwheeler said in What? HOW?:
@Lorne-Kates Reminds me of "Bacon Salt," which IIRC is certified kosher and sodium-free.
I've had things like Maryland Crab Cake flavored potato chips that are kosher. The names "Bacon" and "Crab" are just for marketing, since the flavor in these things comes from the seasonings that are typically used on bacon and crab, not from the meat itself.
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@Dragnslcr this is like when I discovered that pumpkin spice Starbucks had no pumpkin in them
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@Jaloopa said in What? HOW?:
@Dragnslcr this is like when I discovered that pumpkin spice Starbucks had no pumpkin in them
Yep, it's really "pumpkin spice", i.e. the spices that are used in pumpkin pie.
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@Lorne-Kates
no mitosis?
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@Dragnslcr said in What? HOW?:
since the flavor in these things comes from the seasonings that are typically used on bacon and crab, not from the meat itself.
I really love "chicken salt" on my hot chips (French fries) which is common here but I've read chicken salt is making inroads into other markets. It is vegetarian as well.
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@Dragnslcr said in What? HOW?:
You're forgetting what they can do with artificial flavors these days.
Better living through chemistry!
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@masonwheeler said in What? HOW?:
@Lorne-Kates Reminds me of "Bacon Salt," which IIRC is certified kosher and sodium-free.
Bacon Salt is a low-sodium, zero-calorie, zero-fat, vegetarian, Kosher seasoning.
Low Sodium with only 145mg of sodium per serving
All Natural - no added MSG or artificial flavors
Vegetarian - no pigs were harmed in the making of this product
Kosher - certified by Kof-KINGREDIENTS: Sea Salt, Maltodextrin, Dehydrated Garlic, Paprika, Dehydrated Onion, Natrual Flavors, Natural Hickory Flavor, Spice and Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide (anti-caking agent), Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Sunflower Oil, Yeast Extract, Disodium Inosinate and Guanylate. Contains: Milk, Soy and Wheat
Notably, that last warning means it may not be gluten-free.
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@Zemm said in What? HOW?:
@Dragnslcr said in What? HOW?:
since the flavor in these things comes from the seasonings that are typically used on bacon and crab, not from the meat itself.
I really love "chicken salt" on my hot chips (French fries) which is common here but I've read chicken salt is making inroads into other markets. It is vegetarian as well.
But something like chicken salt isn’t a stranger to controversy. Some commercial brands are labeled vegan (which seems to be against the point); others contain things like yeast extracts and acidity regulators along with chicken flavoring. Whatever that means.
But the real deal (and really good) chicken salt doesn’t contain “chicken flavoring,” it contains actual roasted, braised, dried, and yes, salted, chicken.
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@Dreikin Ah, OK. It's low sodium.
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@accalia said in What? HOW?:
@anotherusername said in What? HOW?:
masonwheeler kosher, yes. Sodium free, I don't think so... the first ingredient is salt.
hmm.......
i suppose they could have used potassium chloride. that would make it sodium free.....
Potassium chloride. The third component of lethal-injection executions. The one that stops the heart beating.
Mmmm. Sign me up.
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@Dreikin Or dairy-free, which you'd probably expect from bacon salt.
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@da-Doctah said in What? HOW?:
@accalia said in What? HOW?:
@anotherusername said in What? HOW?:
masonwheeler kosher, yes. Sodium free, I don't think so... the first ingredient is salt.
hmm.......
i suppose they could have used potassium chloride. that would make it sodium free.....
Potassium chloride. The third component of lethal-injection executions. The one that stops the heart beating.
Mmmm. Sign me up.
it's also an edible salt substitute.. though as it's rather more bitter than sodium chloride it's usually cu with sodium chloride in order to moderate the taste, which does rather remove the "substitute" part of the salt substitute equation.
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@Dreikin said in What? HOW?:
@masonwheeler said in What? HOW?:
@Lorne-Kates Reminds me of "Bacon Salt," which IIRC is certified kosher and sodium-free.
Bacon Salt is a low-sodium, zero-calorie, zero-fat, vegetarian, Kosher seasoning.
Low Sodium with only 145mg of sodium per serving
All Natural - no added MSG or artificial flavors
Vegetarian - no pigs were harmed in the making of this product
Kosher - certified by Kof-KINGREDIENTS: Sea Salt, Maltodextrin, Dehydrated Garlic, Paprika, Dehydrated Onion, Natrual Flavors, Natural Hickory Flavor, Spice and Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide (anti-caking agent), Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Sunflower Oil, Yeast Extract, Disodium Inosinate and Guanylate. Contains: Milk, Soy and Wheat
Notably, that last warning means it may not be gluten-free.
Maltodextrin can be made from wheat (among other starchy vegetables, such as corn or potatoes), but it is made from highly processed vegetable starch. Gluten is a protein, not a starch; between the process of first extracting and refining the starch, and then the further processing to convert the starch into maltodextrin, it's processed to the point where there is no gluten in it.
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein can also be made from wheat (among other vegetables containing protein, such as soy). Manufacturers aren't supposed to use this term anymore; they're supposed to update ingredient listings to indicate which vegetable(s) were used -- e.g. "hydrolyzed wheat protein". However, the process of hydrolyzing the protein literally breaks it down into its component amino acids. Again, gluten is a protein; I'd be surprised to find that there's actually a non-trace amount of intact protein left in it.*
Yeast extract may contain barley, a grain which also contains significant amounts of gluten. (Even if something does not contain wheat, it can still contain gluten.)
*According to Hydrolyzed vegetable protein#Allergenicity, at least the type that is produced using acid to break apart the protein molecules does not contain detectable proteins afterward:
strong evidence indicates at least aHVP is not allergenic, since proteins are degraded to single amino acids which are not likely to trigger an allergic reaction. A recent study has shown that aHVP does not contain detectable traces of proteins or IgE-reactive peptides.
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@Dreikin said in What? HOW?:
Some commercial brands are labeled vegan (which seems to be against the point);
I guess it's the watered down stuff you buy in the supermarket is vegetarian. Either way my local fish and chip shop doesn't put too much on; I found another one that drowns your chips and potato scallops in chicken salt and it was awesome.
