creativenikki Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Since finishing our Whole 30 my husband and I have gone back to dairy and one thing I love is cream. I use it in coffee, on berries, etc., and it doesn't seem to cause any issues for either of us luckily. That said, today I noticed that there is carrageenan in the organic cream that we bought! The non-organic brands don't have that though. So, what is worse? Or what is better? Organic cream with carrageenan (supposedly from pasture-raised cows, Organic Vally brand) or non-organic cream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Carrageenan is known to cause inflammation, gut irritation & possibly cancer.Organic or not I know which one I'd be opting for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkers Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Non-organic is less than ideal in terms of nutrition and exposure to all the things that non-organically raised animals are exposed to, but carrageenan is a gut disruptor no matter the source. Personally, I avoid carageenan in whatever I'm buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativenikki Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thanks for the replies. I'm going to try and find another pastured/organic cream, of course, but the Whole Foods by us is really lacking right now. I was surprised. Maybe it is because it just opened (within a week) and they'll get a better selection soon. Can carrageenan cause heartburn? I am 22 weeks pregnant and I have only had heartburn twice, once was today after having some berries with cream. Ick. I wonder if that's the carrageenan or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I'd say it's more likely you're sensitive to the fat in the actual cream and that's what is causing the hearburn, not than the carrageenan. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaR77 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Have you considered trying out Half N Half instead? Horizon makes an organic one that has just "Organic Grade A Milk, Organic Grade A Cream". I can find this at my regular grocery store, or they have it in a larger container at Costco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted June 11, 2015 Administrators Share Posted June 11, 2015 Moving this to Whole30 Reintroductions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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