Sun dried tomatoes

[Alex_Fedorov]

Hi

I am confused with idea of sugar-free diet and some allowed products like dates that have sugar.

How do I know when product with sugar is allowed or not?

For example Tassos Sun dried tomatoes - http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/tassos-sundried-tomatoes-524894074

This product has sugar in it, is it allowed for W30? How can I answer such questions in future?

Also some Tassos products have vine vinegar, so vine is an alcohol  but vinegar is fine?

[Babsie95]

Its all about the ingredient list, not the nutrition facts.  Most foods have naturally occurring sugar.  It is when it is added that is a problem. If it is added it will be in the ingredient list so that is what you watch out for.

[ShannonM816]

Babsie95 is right, you'll need to check the ingredients. In addition to sugar, watch for sulfites -- it might say potassium metabisulfite or sulphur dioxide. They're often added to dried fruits and vegetables to preserve the color.

Vinegar is fine, even if it's made from wine. 

[BKA]

On 2017-09-20 at 4:11 PM, ShannonM816 said:

Babsie95 is right, you'll need to check the ingredients. In addition to sugar, watch for sulfites -- it might say potassium metabisulfite or sulphur dioxide. They're often added to dried fruits and vegetables to preserve the color.

Vinegar is fine, even if it's made from wine. 

Darn. My sun-dried tomatoes have sulphur dioxide in them. Off to the store I go... 

[ShannonM816]

32 minutes ago, BKA said:

Darn. My sun-dried tomatoes have sulphur dioxide in them. Off to the store I go... 

I have a heck of a time finding compliant ones, and mostly just skip them on Whole30. Remember to check for both dried varieties and the ones in jars or cans packed in oil, there could be differences in ingredients.

[BKA]

12 hours ago, ShannonM816 said:

I have a heck of a time finding compliant ones, and mostly just skip them on Whole30. Remember to check for both dried varieties and the ones in jars or cans packed in oil, there could be differences in ingredients.

They all had sulphites (to preserve colour). I went with roasted red pepper in my omelet instead :-D 

[hcarterva]

Looks like Mezzetta Sun-Ripened Dried Tomatoes are compliant - am I wrong? Extra Virgin olive oil, dried tomatoes, water, garlic,  spices, citric acid, rosemary extract.

 

[ladyshanny]

2 hours ago, hcarterva said:

Looks like Mezzetta Sun-Ripened Dried Tomatoes are compliant - am I wrong? Extra Virgin olive oil, dried tomatoes, water, garlic,  spices, citric acid, rosemary extract.

 

Totally fine!!