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JustAGirl

Sun, Dec-09-01, 23:00

has anyone tried walden farms calorie-free dips and dressings? they claim to be calorie free and carb free but i don't see how that's possible. they even have a chocolate sauce available. i've tried their ranch and blue cheese dressings and they're so good that i'm scared to try them again (you know the old saying...too good to be true). lol
anyway, i just wanted everyone's opinion. they have a website at www.waldenfarms.com. if you wanna check them out for yourselves. thanks all
:wave:

IslandGirl

Mon, Dec-10-01, 16:34

I don't believe it either, JustAGirl...

I went to the webpage and couldn't find the actual Ingredients List anywhere (which is ALWAYS a good thing to check in the face of such Calorie-Free claims).

Technicalities in Nutritional Labelling allows sleight-of-hand and smoke-and-mirrors with the Nutrition Label (together with teeny serving sizes) but not with an honest Ingredients List.

If anyone has one of these "Calorie Free" products, or has communicated with Walden Farms and got a detailed answer on the contents of these products, any of them, please DO share it here so we can have a good look at it?

JustAGirl

Mon, Dec-10-01, 17:28

Judi,
i thought the same thing. in fact, i've emailed them twice asking for their ingredients lists (i didn't save my former bottles) and received no reply either time. busy or evading?
when i bought the dressings i checked the ingredients and remember questioning a couple of the ingredients (primarily "buttermilk powder"), but the thought (or illusion) of calorie free temporarily outweighed the questioning. lol. ;)
oh well, darn. :p

alto

Mon, Dec-10-01, 18:15

I haven't seen, read about, or tried these, but I used to order from Walden Farms during my vegetarian days and I loved them. They may have been taken over by a large, mean and shifty conglomerate, but ten years ago they did backflips to serve customers and were always highly recommended (by real people as well as writers) in the vegetarian magazines. Fingers crossed that they haven't changed.

IslandGirl

Tue, Dec-11-01, 16:36

I've emailed Walden Farms at the email provided on their webpage at http://www.waldenfarms.com/ and they've sent me a pretty fast response asking for my name ("Dear Consumer") and address so they can send me the Ingredient List I specifically requested.

Here's my note that I sent to them:
Please be kind enough to point me to the website or provide an attachment in reply, of the Ingredients List and Nutrition Facts for your new Calorie Free product line? Particularly your Chocolate Syrup.

I'll keep you posted but it may take a while, being SnailMail response!

JustAGirl

Tue, Dec-11-01, 21:06

judi,
that's great news :) . i wonder why i never got a response? :confused:
oh well, can't wait to hear the list. did you ask for all flavors or one in particular? just curious. thanks again judi

alto

Tue, Dec-11-01, 22:06

Just a thought. I ordered some products through Netrition today. I didn't check Walden Farms' line, but all of the things I did order had complete nutritional information (nutrients and ingredients). So it might be worth a quick check there.

tamarian

Tue, Dec-11-01, 23:03

Judi, your new avatar cracks me up! Your standing dogs look like aliens from outer space!

Wa'il

IslandGirl

Wed, Dec-12-01, 01:44

... on the left?

ROTFL!

Glad you like my baby pictures, Wa'il!

IslandGirl

Wed, Dec-12-01, 01:51

JustAGirl, what you see is what you get, in my note to Walden Farms as quoted in the post above. I guess I get what I get when it gets here... :D

Alto , I had searched Netrition but they don't seem to carry Walden Farms (and they would get the info from Walden Farms in any case).

There's still the possibility that someone out there has some or all of the products and can post Ingredient List info here before the snail mail arrives... I live in hope. :daze:

doreen T

Wed, Dec-12-01, 07:28

from an ad at the Low Carb Zone WALDEN FARMS SALAD DRESSINGS:

No Carbs, sugar free, fat free, cholesterol free, calorie free and tastes great! Available in either Thousand Island (not watery!!!) and Ranch.

Thousand Island: Serving Size: 2 Tbs., Servings per container: 12, Calories 0, Fat 0g, Cholest. 0mg, Sodium 190mg, Carbs 0g, Fiber 0g, Sugar 0g, Protein 0g.

Ingredients: Purified triple filtered water, white vinegar, tomato paste, natural flavor, natural spices, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, pickle relish, egg yolk, titanium dioxide, lemon juice, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), sucralose.

Ranch: Serving Size: 2 Tbs., Servings per container: 12, Calories 0, Fat 0g, Cholest. 0mg, Sodium 230mg, Carbs 0g, Fiber 0g, Sugar 0g, Protein 0g.

Ingredients: Purified triple filtered water, white vinegar, salt, oat fiber, cellulose gel, pasteurized egg yolk, natural flavors, natural spices, onion powder, garlic powder, titanium dioxide, lemon juice, white pepper, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, parsley, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), sucralose.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WALDEN FARMS TOMATO KETCHUP

By popular demand, we've brought back a second brand of ketchup to our line up. Great flavor and thick texture, be sure to try this out! 12 oz. glass bottle.

Serving size 1 Tbsp., Servings per container 24, Calories 0, Total Fat 0g, Cholest. 0mg, Sodium 170mg, Carbs 0g, Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g, Protein 0g.

Ingredients: Triple filtered purified water, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, white distilled vinegar, cellulose gel, salt, maltodextrose, modified food starch, onion powder, garlic powder, pasteurized egg yolk, xanthan gum, propolene glycol alginate, natural flavors, red cabbage coloring, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), sucralose.At Atkinsfriends.com, they have user ratings for products. The Walden Farms dressing got 9 votes, for a rating of 3.1 out of 5. One person wrote "This stuff is ok, but reminds me a lot of when I went camping with a bunch of guys and woke up and my face was sticky."

Another person wrote, "ehhh, this was okay...i will use it definitely, but I will stick to oil and gorgonzola when i run out...not too great, but edible anyways..." There were also two positive reviews.

Last time I checked, onion and garlic powders, egg yolks, tomato paste, pickle relish, lemon juice, maltodextrose and modified food starch all had calories and carbs. Hmm, perhaps some Creative Math has taken place here?

Doreen

IslandGirl

Wed, Dec-12-01, 16:31

Even using only the Calorie count for the first product listed for one 2-Tbsp Serving, and assuming 0.49g fat and 0.49g protein (which allows the manufacturer to round those grams to zero on the label), and using the really basic cals-per-gram numbers of 4-9-4....
kCals--fat g--pro g--total carb g---t.f. carb cals-----t.f. ECC
12.00--0.49--0.49-----------------------5.63---------1.4g/Serving

If the fat and protein grams are actually lower than the numbers I've assumed here, the carb grams will be higher. Ipso Facto.

Not at ALL zero-calorie (12 is not 0) OR zero-carb.

JustAGirl

Sun, Dec-23-01, 21:45

:mad: how can they get away with that? is there anything we can do about scams like this?

IslandGirl

Mon, Dec-24-01, 12:14

Send a note to the manufacturer, specifying in detail what it is you don't like about what they doing ( or not doing )... Send a copy to the vendor you buy it from (or WOULD buy it from, such as CarbSmart and/or Netrition and/or LowCarb.com etc. etc.) so they know what the customers think, as well!

If everybody does that about things that bother them, the "market driven" approach will work over time!

Just Do It! :D

IslandGirl

Tue, Feb-12-02, 16:43

Here it is 2 full months after I sent the email request and today I received in the mail an envelope from Walden Farms.

Enclosed is a blank "Dear Store Manager" letter for me to use (NOT) in all caps and full of exclamations, about requesting the "CALORIE FREE!!!!" and "ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!" Walden Farms products... right on top. That put me off right away :devil:

Then there's a mail-order form.

Then there are 3 lovely new printed pages (colour, too) with Nutrition Facts and Ingredient List information for the 3 main lines, Calorie Free Dressings, Calorie Free Dips and Calorie Free miscellaneous Sauces.

Well, that's a lot of info. If anybody wants a fax copy of these 3 sheets, please PM (Private Message) me for the number or click on my webpage logo in the signature here, page down and click through to my Products page, at the bottom are fax numbers.

Meanwhile, this thread started with the "Calorie Free Chocolate Sauce", one of their newer products, so here's the scoop from the manufacturer:

Chocolate Syrup, 2 Tbsp Serving Size, 12 Servings
Calories = 0, Fat Calories = 0
Fat = 0g, Chol = 0mg
Total Carb = 0g, Fiber = 0g, Sugars = 0g
Protein = 0g
Sodium = 30mg
Ingredients: Triple Filtered Purified Water, Defatted Cocoa Powder, MaltoDextrin, Caramel Color, Natural Flavors, Salt, Food Starch Modified, Xantham Gum, Sucralose, Potassium Sorbate, Polysorbate 50, Vanilla, Citric Acid.

By the way, if it's even half water and the rest is cocoa, etc., well 1 Tbsp of unsweetened cocoa = 12 Calories, 1g Fat, 1g Protein, 3g Carb including 2g Fiber and 1 mg Sodium. That's without the 3rd ingredient (by volume according to the law) of maltodextrin. Something's not RIGHT here...

JustAGirl

Tue, Feb-12-02, 17:36

thanks for all the info Judi.
i seriously can't believe that this is legal.

lee635

Mon, Feb-25-02, 17:39

I'm at work so I can't check right now. But I'm sure that the Walden Farms BBQ sauce contains cellulose gel, which is extracted from wood or saw dust, and used as a thickener. I thought I read somewhere that the stuff has "negative calories" because of the effort your body must go though to push it through your system....Or maybe thats just another internet legend.

Anyway, I remember thinking that it must be a very tiny serving size, but being surprised that the serving size was 2 tablespoons as someone else posted. But they must have some trick to get the net calories down to zero, or maybe it's just a technicality in the labeling rules?

IslandGirl

Tue, Feb-26-02, 13:16

Labelling rules (and the bending thereof), Lee365. Keep reading and learning here, we share all the info we can for our mutual benefit.

KC21

Wed, Feb-27-02, 12:07

I just tried it - Ranch - and it was terrible - had to add oil to make it edible!

garbo

Thu, Apr-25-02, 14:51

I don't know if it's too good to be true or not, but I found some Barbeque sauce that claims to be sugar free and zero carbs. It is made by Walden Farms. Here is the list of ingredients:

Purified triple filtered water, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, dijon mustard, whited distilled vinegar, cellulose gel, salt, maltodextrin, food starch modified, onion powder, garlic powder, egg yolk, worchesteshire sauce, xanthan gum, propolene coloring, sucralose, and potassuim sorbate.

It seems to me like some of these ingredients have to contains carbs and calories. The label states zero calories, zero fat, zero cholesterol, 210mg sodium, zero carbs, and zero protein.

What do you guys think?

Lisa N

Thu, Apr-25-02, 15:42

First of all, how much is a serving size? You have to pay attention to that. Tomato paste does have carbs and calories, but it may be so dilluted by the rest of the ingredients that the calorie count is below 1 calorie per serving (if it's even a bit belwo 1, they can say it's zero). I don't think any of the rest of the ingredients have carbs, but I'm not an expert. I'd say use with caution and monitor how you react to it.

Natrushka

Thu, Apr-25-02, 18:17

Originally posted by garbo
maltodextrin, food starch modified, onion powder, garlic powder, egg yolk, worchesteshire sauce, sucralose

All of those ingredients + the tomato paste contain carbs. maltodextrin in a carb filler that is used to bulk up things like splenda and aspartame. What is most likely the case here is that the serving size is small enough that the total carbs are less than 1g and the manufacturer can label it as 0g. The actual count could be anywhere from .1g to .9g per serving.

From the looks of it, however, it's better than most of the bbq sauces out there.

HTH
Nat

IslandGirl

Fri, Apr-26-02, 00:24

AND there's already a couple of threads or conversations about the Walden Farms product line, including the Barbecue Sauce and especially about their "zero calorie" chocolate sauce, back in February. I did a search (see the button on the upper right?) on your behalf with the words walden farms and came up with these two links for you, if you want to read them...

Walden Farms products - calorie-free?? (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?threadid=27319)

LOw CArb B-B-Q Sauce (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?threadid=34815)

I'm sorry to say it's strictly impossible for these ingredients in these products to be truly zero carb/calorie... the labels are pretty wonky and misleading...

garbo

Fri, Apr-26-02, 05:19

Thanks for your responses - I'll be sure to use this sauce sparingley - Even if it does have carbs, at least it is a lot better than anything else I have found.

Wendye

Tue, Apr-30-02, 17:07

Hi - I found this thread really interssting as i use some Walden farm Products.
I wrote emails via their website and said that a (nameless) locarb site was bagging them for their poor responses and nonchalant (?) attitude towards their customers (which now be former customers).

Here is my response from them: The first I found rather terse (like Response 'A' a formal response ... DEAR CONSUMER ... to any question about contents - and it was all in caps - How rude!!!) and it did not answer my question about carbohydrates -at all so Ii persisted with another email and the second response (Dear Wendye ????) - which is more relevant is posted under it.

Hope it helps us users!!!

DEAR CONSUMER,

ACCORDING TO US GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, IF A PRODUCT HAS LESS THAT 5 CALORIES PER SERVING-IT IS CONSIDERED ZERO.THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THIS
TO BE A "TRIVAL AMOUNT".

THESE ARE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. WE DID NOT MAKE THESE UP BUT ABIDE BY THEM 100%

ALL OF OUR DRESSINGS HAVE "TRACE" CALORIES. BY THAT WE MEAN THEY HAVE LESS THAN THE 5 CALORIES ALLOWED BY LAW.

MANY OF OUR INGREDIENTS DO HAVE SOME CALORIC CONTENT, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU TAKE 5-10 LBS OF EGG YOLK AND ADD IT TO A 4000 LB BATCH AND THEN CALCULATE THE CALORIC CONTENT OF A ONE OUNCE SERVING-YOU CAN SEE THE
NEGLIGIBLE CALORIE COUNT.

AN ENTIRE BOTTLE OF OUR PRODUCT CONTAINS ABOUT 30-35 CALORIES.(DEPENDING UPON THE FLAVOR).

IN FACT, YOU WILL BURN MORE CALORIES IN DIGESTING THE PRODUCT, THAN THE PRODUCT ACTUALLY HAS, THEREFORE YOU WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT AND YOU COULD ACTUALLY LOSE WEIGHT.

WE AT WALDEN FARMS, PRIDE OURSELVES ON THE QUALITY OF OUR PRODUCTS AND ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. FEEL FREE TO CALL US TOLL FREE AT 1800-229-1706 AT ANY TIME FOR MORE INFORMATION.

I HOPE THIS HAS HELPED YOU .

THANK YOU

WALDEN FARMS INC.

**********************************************

Dear Wendye,

The carbohydrate count is similar to the fat and calorie content rules and regulation. Less than .5 g per serving is the regulations.

Our dressings fall into this category and an entire bottle has less the 5g of carbs.

Thank you,

Walden Farms, Inc.

***************************************************

IslandGirl

Tue, Apr-30-02, 18:18

Irksome.

Not only can they not be bothered with Netiquette (those CAPS!) they haven't a clue on the spelling or even decent sentence structure. Guess they haven't heard much about customer response techniques... :devil:

I sure am impressed ... NOT! ... with their response about not making the regulations. I get the idea they are defensive and think we're not too bright or too interested...

Ah well, on a more practical note and assuming their calorie count IS accurate (should we?), 4.9 cals and 0.49g carb per serving for the Barbecue Sauce is what we should then use if we are carb counting ... the other 3 calories must be trace fat and protein...

garbo

Wed, May-01-02, 06:30

Thanks for the research, Wendye. I can't believe how rude they were!

Maybe trace amounts aren't a big deal for Walden Farms, but they are a big deal to people trying to lose weight. And I highly doubt that one will LOSE weight by consuming their product.

If there are 5 calories per serving, it should be listed as 5 calories per serving, not zero.

Wendye

Wed, May-01-02, 08:30

I couldn't agree more !!!

starchile

Sat, May-04-02, 14:57

I've had such a great experience with Walden Farms products that I thought I'd start a thread about them!

Ok, so I've only tried the BBQ sauce and now I just received my order of Bruschetta and YYYYUUUMMMMMMMMYYYYYYY!!!!

I've used the Thick n Spicy bbq sauce on everything from burgers to turkey and each time its pretty darned tasty.

The Bruschetta is also EXTREMELY good, I mean seriously you can't even tell that it has zero carbs and 1 gram of sugar!!! I haven't tasted it on anything yet but Jeez I can just sit here and eat it straight from the jar!!

I'll probably try it on eggs and when I find some good white bread I'll make garlic bread and eat it on that.

Jus wanted to let folks know!

Peace,
Star

JustAGirl

Sat, May-04-02, 22:29

you might wanna check out the other thread in this forum about walden farms dressings. it has some pretty important info. :)
-girl

starchile

Sat, May-04-02, 22:54

Thank you for the info! I found the thread that you started a while back about their products.

I do think all that information is interesting but I have not found that the BBQ sauce has stalled me...which I'm thinking it would if it had a lot of hidden carbs in it. I'll keep my eyes open though. Thanks for the warning!!

Peace and Balance,
Star

And for anyone else reading this...I guess you just have to be careful for which of their products you choose...sounds like the ranch is YUCKY! Like I said, I've only tried two of their products and just assumed they were all just a good.

Had the bruschetta in a ground beef mixture and stuffed mushrooms with it!!! YUM!!!

IslandGirl

Tue, May-07-02, 02:16

The Bruschetta is also EXTREMELY good, I mean seriously you can't even tell that it has zero carbs and 1 gram of sugar!!! I haven't tasted it on anything yet but Jeez I can just sit here and eat it straight from the jar!!

Whoa! Starchile, I'm glad you like the stuff, but do keep in mind that firstly, anything that has 1 gram of sugar (per SERVING) also has 1 gram of carbs at least, simply physically impossible to have zero carbs and 1 gram of sugar... and that serving size is small so best use a small spoon :D when eating it straight from the jar!

starchile

Tue, May-07-02, 09:26

Good point!

I'll definitely keep that in mind. I really have not been eating it out of the jar but I've added a couple of tablespoons to some of my recipes for ground beef and it has been really good!

Good looking out!!!

Peace,
Star

Candiflip

Sun, Jun-23-02, 13:13

Anyone every buy any of Walden Farms Products? Did you like them? I was looking at there BBQ sauces & Chocolate sauce. All the BBQ sauces have 0 carbs. They have one chocolate sauce that has carb & one that does not. thank you

Candice

IslandGirl

Sun, Jun-23-02, 21:54

CandiFlip, LowCarb Products Moderator here.

If you will either use the Search button (upper right of your screen) or (back on the main Products page) just the PageDown Key and then your mouse on the 2 at the very bottom of this page, you will be guaranteed to see a couple of posts that even link to other detailed posts about the Walden Farms products. These have been quite recently discussed, and in depth. Out of the thousands of members here, I'm sure you'll find the information has already been shared and is there for you to find.

Just scan the Subject lines of all these threads, even just the last few months worth (they ARE in reverse date order by default) and with a few mouse clicks, you will fall over a conversational thread or two about Walden Farms "zero carb" (not really, but they like the marketing) products...

Flaxie

Wed, Jun-26-02, 15:16

Hi Y'all,
When I owned my lowcarb store some of the Walden Farms stuff sold great, and some just would not move. The BBQ sauces may have no carbs, but they don't have much taste, either. The chocolate sauce is pretty good, as is the hot bacon dressing. Hope this helps a bit...
Julee

JustAGirl

Tue, Jul-16-02, 20:31

just a warning... these products are definitly NOT calorie free.

IslandGirl

Tue, Jul-16-02, 22:48

This product line keeps coming up, and the Search feature doesn't seem to be helping a lot of folks... so I've rolled up a number of threads (even if they are referring to each other) about the Walden Farms so-called zero-carb and zero-calorie line...

signed: Products Moderator

Shaco

Thu, Jul-18-02, 18:59

Walden Farms ketchup is absolutely delicious. Ketchup is something I have been missing since being on Atkins. For me, even if this product has 1 gram of carb per teas., it's worth it. It's called quality of life.

Shaco

ShirleyAnn

Sun, Mar-02-03, 14:23

I was wondering if anyone has tried the Walden Farms pancake syrup? NO carbs or calories? Sounds to good to be true!

Shirley

ncgirl2

Sun, Mar-02-03, 16:39

I've tried their dips, chocolate syrup, and a few of the dressings....they weren't bad, but a couple were a bit "salty" tasting...

As far as the claims, a while back I read on another board (sorry, I can't remember which one, so I can't offer credit!) that someone contacted the company, and the rep said that a bottle may contain up to 35 cals....I'm not sure what that means in terms of carbs, if anything!

I'll let you know if I ever find that post!

Have a good night!

Skamito

Sun, Mar-02-03, 20:11

I just bought their BBQ sauce today. Tastes just like a spicy version of McDonald's sauce. Made me want McNuggets. :rolleyes:

Very, very good. Obviously the labeling is a bit deceptive, claiming 0 nutrional value of ANYTHING while containing tomato paste, etc. is a stupid trick. Nonetheless, if you stick to serving sizes, definitely a great product.

:thup:

VickyRenee

Sun, Mar-09-03, 21:59

I just tried the Walden Farms pancake syrup and thought it was absolutely horrid!!!! UUUGGHHH!!

AmyTN

Tue, Mar-11-03, 12:25

Haven't tried the syrup, but have tried their ketchup and salad dressings- which were good. The ketchup is even better than the Heinz I used to love. I use the Italian dressing as a marinade sometimes too. The Thousand Island is good on a cheeseburger, kind of like the secret sauce at fast food places.

LoneInAz

Wed, Mar-12-03, 06:00

I've used they're BBQ sauce and I think it rocks the house. The syrup isn't my favorite ( I prefer ketogenics or josephs although the last one I mention uses maltitol so go easy if you want to make it through breakfast haha). The WF products CAN to some peoples pallet seem a little over sweetened. I wonder if the people taste testing this stuff are actually on the diet, I know from my own experience that your tastebuds get a bit sensitive to, to much sweetening.

Regards,

LoneInAZ

theresa113

Tue, Mar-18-03, 17:43

I have only bought one walden farms product and that was the chocolate syrup. Mind you, I am a chocoholic and I was a huge skeptic. However, I put some with heavy cream, whipped it up and it was awesome! It also has a thick pudding like consisticy. i bought it on a fluke and I am glad I did.

Livvy

Fri, Apr-04-03, 09:31

Bought the oriental dressing and it has that same artificial flavor that you find in a lot of fat-free/ low-calorie dressings. It's not good at all. You should definitely make your own with a few ingredients at home. Maybe I can use it as a marinade.

MFAMILY

Fri, May-16-03, 13:37

i am new here and don't see a lot about walden farms. their chocolate syrup is unreal for 0 calories and carbs, its thick like real hersheys, their pancake syrup is good too, as well as most of their dressings; plus their marinara sauce has no calories. isn't this all too good to be true, can these things really be made with no calories or carbs?

Talon

Fri, May-16-03, 13:52

No Carbs (No to trace carbs ) = doable
No Calories = not doable

I've seen the walden farms salad dressing, my husband loves the thousand island. Hopefully my store will start carrying the others!

IslandGirl

Fri, May-16-03, 19:16

MFamily, there's a lot of posts here about Walden Farms products, I think you might want to investigate the SEARCH feature, the little Globe on the upper right. It will be a great help to you as you navigate this enormous forum board...

Welcome!

jai

Wed, May-21-03, 17:42

Hi,
According to the label on the Walden Farms Ketchup it has 0 Carbs per serving. Is that true? Do we need to count any carbs if we have one, two or three servings?
Thanks
Simon.

PMurph

Fri, May-23-03, 12:04

Mmm-chocolate syrup.

1.5 oz Vodka
1 oz Creme de cacao (light)

Combine with ice in a shaker and then strain into martini glass that has the rim coated in Walden Farm's chocolate syrup.

Chocolate Martini-about 2-3 carbs but it's the only cocktail you'll need considering how low carbers metabolize alcohol.

paradise

Sat, Jun-07-03, 07:59

I just finally noticed the WF no carb dressings at the supermarket yesterday. So I got a bottle of the blue cheese. It's kind of sweet. At the store, they had Bacon Ranch, Ranch, and Balsamic Vinaigrette. Will it be worth my while to get one of these or will I find them just as "sweet"? Thanks.

EDIT: Sorry, IslandGirl, just did a search for Walden Farms and found all sorts of info.

rishamoon

Wed, Jun-11-03, 22:59

I was looking at ordering some stuff online and was looking over ingredients and product info, can anyone tell me What the Heck is wrong with this picture?

******
Walden Farms Cocktail Sauce

Nutrition Facts
Serv. Size 1 Tbsp
Servings Per Container app. 24
Amount Per Serving 2 Tbsp
Calories 0 Fat Cal. 0
% Daily Value (DV)*
Total Fat 0g 0%

Sodium 290 mg 0%

Total Carb 0g 1%

Sugars 0g
Fiber 0g
Protein 0g
Not a significant source of Vitamin A, Iron, or Vitamin C
*Percent DVs are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Ingredients
triple filtered purified water, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, white distilled vinegar, cellulose gel, salt, maltodextrose, food starch modified, onion powder, garlic powder, pasteurized egg yolk, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, natural flavorings, horseradish, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, red cabbage colorings, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), sucralose.

******

EXCUSE ME... NO calories? just how did they remove the calories from the tomato paste, or the egg yolks or any of the other ingredients that I KNOW have to have calories???

Same for Carbs??? HELLO?

Maybe I am missing something, or maybe this packaging is just LIES!

*throws my hands up in defeat*

Karen

Thu, Jun-12-03, 00:27

In the USA, manufacturers can declare 0 carbs in a food that is less than 1 gram of carbohydrate per serving.

My best guess about 0 calories is that the cocktail sauce is primarly carbohydrate so if it is 0 carbs, then it is 0 calories.

Yeah I know. Stupid! :thdown:

Karen

BeccaResRN

Thu, Jun-12-03, 02:38

Boy when I saw this at a low carb store my thought was the same thing!!!

I picked up the bottle and this is very thin looks like colored water kinda...maybe it has mostly water and only a little of the other ingredents

It did not look appealing to me and I love coctail sauce...too artificailly colored and all

I make my own coctail sauce with 2 T Keto ketchup...which is sweet and I love and add a little horseradiash to taste...good to dip my shrimp in and tastes really good to me :wave:

rishamoon

Thu, Jun-12-03, 16:03

I haven't bought any of the Keto Ketchup yet, but have been thinking about it. The only problem is that when I see Ketchup, I think "French Fries" LOL.... oh well.

Until then I guess I will just do some garlic and melted butter for my shrimp. :p

Tintalle

Fri, Jun-13-03, 16:34

I too was annoyed by the labeling (which now says, at the bottom, "contains trace calories," by the way). So I e-mailed the Walden Farms people about a half year ago. I was informed that their calorie free salad dressings/ketchup/etc. all have approximately 2 calories per serving, 16-20 calories per bottle. So it'd be half a carb, if you were counting it. I hate cocktail sauce myself, so I didn't like this, but I love their ketchup--I could devour a whole bottle if I wasn't being careful--and their thousand island dressing is nummy. The others have waaaaay too much sweetener and vinegar, however, and the cheesy/ranch ones make me want to vomit.

I hate that anything that is under 4 cals can be labeled calorie free. I'd like to know the exact numbers. Hmph. I also hate when they round things off to 10 calories--it's always rounded off to the lower number!