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Default Ben & Jerry's & Wheat

"Marcella Peek" > wrote in message
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> In article > ,
> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
>> It does to some of us. There is no reason to use all the fillers in ice
>> cram. We want our fat and sugar to be pure, not loaded down with gums and
>> fillers to cheapen the product and lessen the purity of taste and
>> texture.
>> Some of us are willing to pay a fair, even though higher price, for
>> quality.

>
> Well, Ben and Jerry's now does contain guar gum and such since it's been
> bought by the big boys. However, not all flavors contain wheat which
> was what the original poster was complaining about.
>
> Just go to the site http://benandjerrys.com/our_products/ and on the
> first paragraph of text choose "go now". You can then click on the map
> for ice cream or sorbet or whatever and choosing the desired carton will
> bring up the ingredients. I couldn't find wheat on any of the flavors
> that didn't contain cookies, brownies or the like.
>
> marcella



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