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Organic Tigernut Powder
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We take your health and safety very seriously. If you have any allergen inquiries please Contact Us.
If an allergen is present in the product, it will be clearly declared in the ingredients.
"May Contain" statement NEW FOR 2025 (Progressive rollout):
- In 2025 we will be progressively updating our labels and product pictures with our new label that now include a "May Contain" statement.
- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) dictates that "Cross-contamination statements may be declared by food manufacturers and importers".
- That said, we hold ourselves to much higher standards than the CFIA and Health Canada rules oblige. Most companies do not and you will only rarely see "May Contain" statements.
- If there is a remote chance that there might be cross-contamination of a priority allergen, we will declare it on the product label in the form of a "May Contain" statement.
- A "May Contain" statement does not mean that the allergen is present in the product, it is simple a precautionary measure we take to stay the most transparent possible.
- If an allergen is present in the product, it will be clearly declared in the ingredients.
- For example our Quebec made flours come from a mill that makes both oat and wheat flours. Since both allergens are present in the mill we automatically declare the possibility of cross-contamination even if all precautionary measures are taken.
- Only priority allergens are declared in the "May Contain" statement, which are:
- Cereals & Grains: Triticale, Barley, Oats, Rye, Wheat.
- Tree Nuts: Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Cashews, Hazelnuts, Macadamia Nuts, Pecans, Pine Nuts, Pistachios, Walnuts.
- Peanuts
- Sesame
- Eggs
- Milk
- Soy
- Mustard
- Fish
- Seafood: Crustaceans, Molluscs.
- Sulphites
- Priority allergens are decided by government agencies and health boards. To read more on the subject see "Common food allergens - Priority allergens" published by the CFIA.
- Full CFIA cross-contamination statement explanation "Food allergen cross-contamination (or precautionary) statements".
Our organic tigernut powder is lauded for its high resistant starch fiber content. Resistant starch fibers are loved for their prebiotic capacity. These fibers pass through the intestine undigested and are thought to reduce blood sugar spikes and aid in satiety. In addition, they are a good source of plant-based protein, poly and monounsaturated fats, magnesium, calcium, vitamins C and E.
What are Tigernuts?
- Tiger nuts aren't actually nuts, nor do they belong to the animal kingdom. Tiger nuts are tubers, like sweet potato, though much smaller in size. They get their name from the stripes on the tubers' exterior.
- Obtained from a plant called yellow nutsedge (cyperus esculentus), these marble-sized tubers are chewy and taste a little like almond and pecan.
- Tiger nuts have been cultivated by humans for centuries. Also known as chufa nuts and earth almonds, the earliest records of their use dates back to Neolithic Egypt. From there, its cultivation eventually spread to North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula. What's more, the Spanish have been using it to make horchata (a creamy beverage) since the 18th century.
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