FAQ's
Q: What ingredients do you use in your breads?
A: Our breads contain: rice, tapioca, potato, xanthum gum, guar gum, eggs and linseed. All breads are dairy free except for the cheese bread.
Q. Why go Gluten free?
A. We talk to so many people in our store every day who are gluten free for many different reasons. Some have Coeliacs disease, some are Gluten intolerant and a large number of people choose not to involve gluten in thier diet as it simply makes them feel better.
Q. What is Gluten?
A. Gluten is a protein composite found in wheat, barley, rye and oats. It is what gives baking it's fluffy texture, and aids in the rising of dough. These qualities are why it can be found in a wide range of foods.
It is also extracted from grains and used as a pure 'gluten, which is commonly used in vegetarian imitation meats. About 1 in 10 people have an intollerance to gluten, and 1 in 100 people are Coeliac, or have a gluten allergy.
Q. There is so much confusion in the media out there - Is going gluten free bad for me?
A. There are a number of arguments out there and people make alot of claims about removing gluten being bad for you with no evidence to support this. The reality is that a healthy diet is made up of a balance of various foods, and if removing gluten from your diet is so terrible than we should all be rather concerned for most of Asia.
What you choose to eat is your choice and no one elses, and you are the only one who will suffer the consequences if it is not right. So follow how you feel, eat what makes you feel healthy, happy and at your best and if that involves limiting or removing gluten than we would love to help.
Q. Why is Gluten free Food so expensive?
A. Unfortunately, this is partly a result of being in a small market, and partly to do with ingredient prices. Suppliers usually have to make their products in smaller quantities and often cannot bulk buy ingredients like their counterparts in regular mass-production based companies. To ensure the ingredients are gluten free, they often cannot buy cheaper versions of gluten free products because of the risk of cross contamination.
For the distributors, (like us) the turnover is smaller as a much smaller percentage of the population require our products. Because of this, higher mark-ups than at regular grocery stores are needed to cover overheads.
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