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What is the wheat based flavouring in quorn?

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Does anyone know the name of the wheat based flavour enhacer used in some QUORN products. I have been so ill all night after using their lamb strips in a stew i made myself.

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Many quorn products contain wheat and barly malt, and those that don't have them listed as ingredients still say they are made in a factory that handles wheat. I have not eaten them since going gf.

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Mia1057

I once wrote to them and this was their reply

Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding Quorn products and their suitability

for a gluten-free diet.

Please be assured that Marlow Foods Ltd. is dedicated to providing great

tasting, safe and nutritious food for all. However, we do not currently make

foods specifically aimed at specialist diets, but we try to make our products

appeal to as many consumers as possible (vegetarians, meat reducers, 'healthy'

eaters, those watching their weight, etc.), and therefore we do not design any

of our products to cater to the needs of any particular sector of the market.

Firstly, according to information supplied by our ingredient suppliers, the

following Quorn products do not contain added gluten:

Quorn Pieces (chilled and frozen)

Quorn Plain Fillets (chilled and frozen)

Quorn Chicken Style Roast (frozen)

Quorn Deli Chicken Style (chilled)

Quorn Deli Wafer Thin Chicken Style (chilled)

Quorn Deli Roast Chicken Style (chilled)

Quorn Deli Ham Style (chilled)

Quorn Deli Smokey Ham Style (chilled)

Quorn Deli Bacon Style (chilled)

Quorn bacon/ rashers (frozen)

Fajita strips

However, in the light of recent amends to European Labelling Legislation

regarding the indication of the presence of allergens in food products, (this

includes 12 food ingredients), Marlow Foods have completed a thorough assessment

of our manufacturing process.

As a result of this assessment, we have made the decision that where we handle

gluten-containing products in our factories, we will not recommend these

products as suitable for a gluten-free diet, even though gluten is not included

in the recipe. Although we have taken all the necessary precautions to segregate

the gluten-containing products from our non-gluten containing products, we

cannot absolutely make this guarantee, and therefore we do not recommend any of

our products for those suffering from an intolerance to gluten. We are labelling

those Quorn products which do not contain added gluten to reflect this change.

Please be assured that we are looking into ways of removing any risk of

cross-contamination at all, and hope that in the future we will be able to offer

some gluten -free products, but cannot say when this may be.

Also for your information Quorn mince contains gluten from barley.

Thank you once again for contacting us. Please do not hesitate to get in touch

again if you require any further information or advice.

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Mandy what it is is really irrelevant. If the producer states Wheat in the ingredients then you need to avoid it if you're a Coeliac or gluten sensitive.

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Mandy63

They dont state it is a wheat based enhancer thats my issue

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Maryelle in reply toMandy63

I agree.

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FionaGFGAdministrator

Enhancer or ingredient - best to be safe and avoid.

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Mandy63

Lesson learnt. Just got to make a list of all the alternative names of additives. Do you have one?

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