Pricey just got Pricier - increase in cost of Rice Flour, etc.

Guardian article today:

"The premium paid by shoppers for gluten-free versions of staple foods could increase in the coming months as the soaring cost of ingredients such as rice flour casts a shadow over the “free from” aisle in supermarkets."

theguardian.com/business/20...

[Penel]

I tend to do my own gf baking and have noticed the cost of raw ingredients have been going up for a while. Have been stocking up while I can.

Looks like the price of everybody's food is going up!

[Hidden in reply to Penel]

Becoming a very pricey country the UK.

[nellie237]

I did a quick like for like price comparison on a couple of staples today.

Tesco Tiger Loaf 400gm ................................£0.80p

Warburtons GF Tiger Loaf 400gm.............£3.45p

= 4.3 X the price

Choc Hobnobs 600gm...............................£2.00p

Choc Hobnobs 150gm GF........................£2.20p

= 4.4 X the price

I quite like the hobnobs, but I haven't found any good GF bread yet. If the ingredients have to change to try and keep prices down, can they really make GF bread worse than it already is?

[Hidden in reply to nellie237]

Jeez, that is an eye-opener for sure. Shocking. It's going to be like communist Russia for us where it takes a week's salary to buy one loaf of bread. There has got to be a more to that pricing than the cost of ingredients and strictness of production. I genuinely think there needs to be a consumer watchdog investigation on these products to look at price and acutual 'gluten freeness' of the products. Eyewatering price differences.

[Knip in reply to nellie237]

One of my sons bought me a Panasonic Bread Maker with a gluten free setting. It works well and the bread is much nicer than I am able to buy. I am Gf and Dairy free. I reduce the oil required and add Flora Plant or Vitalite margarine to make up the difference. The texture is a bit like 'crumpets' but since I like the latter than is not a problem. Could be worth others trying.

[Hidden in reply to Knip]

That sounds good, particularly the GF setting. Good tip.

[Freedomfs]

As if we don’t pay enough for our free from foods already there now going to charge us more?

[Hidden in reply to Freedomfs]

Seems it may be heading that way.

[Auraincantus]

I was literally just saying about the cost yesterday. I’m finding it harder and harder financially to maintain GF. Coupled with having to be DF, no Oligos food groups.

[Hidden in reply to Auraincantus]

It becomes near impossible I'm dairy-free as well and rely on calcium/vit K/magnesium which I have to buy myself as ones on prescription are cack. Can't have the dairy free fake milks as don't agree with me. Totally get where you are coming from.

[Narwhal10 in reply to Hidden]

Yep,I keep a spreadsheet of all the supplements (with cost, date ordered) I take. No comment on what is prescribed 😬👍🏻

[knitwitty]

Yet another reason why some GF staple foods should have remained on prescription !