What Do We Mean When We Call a Product All Natural?
Pastene has always provided its customers with the finest quality products. We believe that food in its purest state - meaning it has no artificial ingredients, is minimally processed and unadulterated by sweeteners, colorings, and preservatives - is the best tasting and most nutritious food available. This has been achieved in our "All Natural" products by insisting on very strict product quality and developmental standards. Pastene products are real ethnic Italian cuisine at its finest.
The USDA states that an "All Natural" product is a natural food because it contains no artificial ingredients and is minimally processed." Here is a list of what is NOT in our All Natural products:
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| All Natural • No Preservatives |
* acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
* ammonium chloride
* artificial colors
* artificial flavors
* aspartame
* azodicarbonamide
* benzoates in food
* benzoyl peroxide
* BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
* BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
* bleached flour
* bromated flour
* brominated vegetable oil (BVO)
* calcium bromate
* calcium disodium EDTA
* calcium peroxide
* calcium propionate
* calcium saccharin
* calcium sorbate
* calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
* caprocaprylobehenin.
* certified colors
* cyclamates
* cysteine (l-cysteine), as an additive for bread products
* DATEM (Diacetyl tartaric and fatty acid esters of mono and diglycerides)
* dimethylpolysiloxane
* dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DSS)
* disodium calcium EDTA
* disodium dihydrogen EDTA
* disodium guanylate
* disodium inosinate
* EDTA
* ethyl vanillin
* ethylene oxide
* ethyoxyquin
* FD & C colors
* fois gras
* GMP (disodium guanylate)
* hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
* hydrogenated fats
* IMP (disodium inosinate)
* irradiated foods
* lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
* lead soldered cans
* methyl silicon
* methylparaben
* microparticularized whey protein derived fat substitute
* monosodium glutamate (MSG)
* natamyacin
* nitrates/nitrites
* partially hydrogenated oil
* polydextrose
* potassium benzoate
* potassium bisulfite
* potassium bromate
* potassium metabisulfite
* potassium sorbate
* propionates
* propyl gallate
* propylparaben
* saccharin
* sodum aluminum phosphate
* sodium aluminum sulfate
* sodium benzoate
* sodium bisulfite
* sodium diacetate
* sodium glutamate
* sodium nitrate/nitrite
* sodium propionate
* sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
* sodium sulfite
* solvent extracted oils, as standalone single-ingredient oils (except grapeseed oil).
* sorbic acid
* sucralose
* sucroglycerides
* sucrose polyester
* sulfites (sulfur dioxide)
* TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
* tetrasodium EDTA
* vanillin
We trust that this helps you in understanding what we mean when we say All Natural.