In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> I can't buy most of the ones in the store because they contain soybean oil.
> These have no oil whatever.

They have vegetable shortening. That sounds a little general to me for
someone who has food allergies.

> I went ahead and ordered them. They have
> gotten such good ratings. Hopefully they will be fresh. This vendor seems
> to sell a lot of them.
>
> I have found one brand that doesn't have soybean oil and is organic, but
> they were very stale.

PP

"Peppermint Patootie" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> I can't buy most of the ones in the store because they contain soybean
>> oil.
>> These have no oil whatever.
>
> They have vegetable shortening. That sounds a little general to me for
> someone who has food allergies.

Uh oh. They do? I missed that part. Yes, it is vague.
>
>> I went ahead and ordered them. They have
>> gotten such good ratings. Hopefully they will be fresh. This vendor
>> seems
>> to sell a lot of them.
>>
>> I have found one brand that doesn't have soybean oil and is organic, but
>> they were very stale.
>
> PP

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "Peppermint Patootie" > wrote in message
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>> In article >,
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>
>>> I can't buy most of the ones in the store because they contain soybean
>>> oil.
>>> These have no oil whatever.
>>
>> They have vegetable shortening. That sounds a little general to me for
>> someone who has food allergies.
>
> Uh oh. They do? I missed that part. Yes, it is vague.
>>
>>> I went ahead and ordered them. They have
>>> gotten such good ratings. Hopefully they will be fresh. This vendor
>>> seems
>>> to sell a lot of them.
>>>
>>> I have found one brand that doesn't have soybean oil and is organic, but
>>> they were very stale.

I have looked again and checked with the food allergy forum. Not much
response yet, although I know there are several people who live in the area
where they are produced and are likely to be familiar with them. It seems
the most common oil to be put in vegetable shortening is soybean. I don't
totally avoid this. I just figure I am getting enough of it in restaurant
meals. I do buy Benecol, but probably eat it only about every 2 weeks. The
oil itself never seemed to cause a problem for Angela, and I think for me as
well it is more of a problem with soy protein or the whole soy beans.

If it is just soybean oil and maybe some other stuff like palm, cottonseed
and corn, I will just use up the box (when it arrives) and not buy them
again. Unless I really super like them and then... I don't know. They
have gotten rave reviews.

Mostly the concern then would be wheat, peas and lentils. I don't think I
have ever seen pea or lentil oil, but you never know. And it's not likely
they would use wheat germ oil.

I had assumed all of the top 8 allergens had to be disclosed. That would
include wheat and soy. Although I am not sure about the soybean oil since
it is technically not considered to be an allergen as it doesn't have the
protein in it.