sebin0505 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Sugar: 0g Ingredients: pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate. smoked with hard natural woods. • sodium nitrate is acceptable for the program, according to the additives pdf on Whole30 download section. However these, i'm not sure. • sodium phosphate sodium phosphates are often used as emulsifiers,[2] thickening agents, and leavening agents for baked goods, according to Wikipedia. •sodium erythorbate is used to keep a wide variety of foods fresh, according to livestrong.com. But according to Wikipedia, Sodium erythorbate is produced from sugars derived from different sources, such as beets, sugar cane, and corn, so this makes sodium erythorbate not compliant with Whole30? The Whole30 book itself says... Most processed foods contain additives to maintain color, preserve shelf life, stabilize, or emulsify. It’s not always easy to determine which are healthy and which aren’t, but we’ve simplified it for you during your Whole30 by excluding only MSG, sulfites, and carrageenan during the program. (See these individual entries to learn why we singled them out.) All other additives, including citric acid, ferrous gluconate, and guar gum, are acceptable—although we encourage you to try to find products with no additives whatsoever. So is that a pass for those 2 additives? Plz help! My mom is going to Costco tomorrow and i need to give her the approval to buy (or ditch) the bacon. Tehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggolee41 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 This is not okay - it contains sugar. It's out. About the additives - doing some quick Googling, it looks like sodium phosphate is a type of salt (probably okay), and sodium erythorbate is a preservative structurally similar to vitamin C but made from sugars (so probably not okay, as the sugars are natural but heavily processed to produce it). If you have a smart phone, Google is your best friend in the grocery store; just type in the ingredient and put "Whole30" at the end. You'll find lots of information specific to the program right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebin0505 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Contains sugar? But it says sugar 0g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 The ingredients list is king I'm afraid. If it there is sugar listed in the ingredients (which in this case there is) it's no bueno... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebin0505 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Omg totally missed that sugar and focused on other stuffs. Didn't know i was dyslexic. XD Thx for the help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen_Suep Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 This is not okay - it contains sugar. It's out. About the additives - doing some quick Googling, it looks like sodium phosphate is a type of salt (probably okay), and sodium erythorbate is a preservative structurally similar to vitamin C but made from sugars (so probably not okay, as the sugars are natural but heavily processed to produce it). If you have a smart phone, Google is your best friend in the grocery store; just type in the ingredient and put "Whole30" at the end. You'll find lots of information specific to the program right away. The sodium erythrobate is technically ok i think since it's not sugar (I googled it once in the forum for something else) but yeah... The sugar in the ingredients means it's no Bueno for w30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebin0505 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 And thx for the great tip, too, Staggolee41. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggolee41 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 The sodium erythrobate is technically ok i think since it's not sugar (I googled it once in the forum for something else) but yeah... The sugar in the ingredients means it's no Bueno for w30 I think the moderator Tom explained it best... it's probably okay, technically, but isn't in your best interests. It also says in the explanation of it on Wikipedia that the sugars may come from corn, which would make it definitely not okay, right? And thx for the great tip, too, Staggolee41. ;D You are so welcome! Always glad to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm531 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I think if the sugar ingredient is below a certain level, the nutrition label can read 0g sugar. Sneaky and sad. It would be nice if Costco expanded it's wW30 products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieP757 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Check the Costco low sodium bacon ingredients. It did not contain sugar last time I checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melyhegedu Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 The low sodium bacon doesn't have sugar in the ingredient list, but it does contain nitrites. I'm still confused if this ingredient is compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieP757 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 It's fine. See this thread: http://forum.whole30.com/topic/30111-bacon-sugar-curing-ingredients-list/?hl=%2Bcostco+%2Bbacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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