Our Quality Standards
- We meticulously assess all product we sell.
- We make foods that are free of artificial preservatives, colors, flavors, sweeteners, and hydrogenated fats.
- We are passionate about delicious food and share it with others.
- We are committed to foods that are made with only clean ingredients.
- We provide food and nutritional products that support health and well-being.
Our definition of “natural food products” start with a list below of unacceptable ingredients in food.
This is our daily guide in making and sourcing our products.
A
- acesulfame-K (acesulfame potassium)
- acetylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
- ammonium chloride
- artificial colors
- artificial flavors
- artificial preservatives
- artificial sweeteners
- aspartame
- azodicarbonamide
B
- benzoates in food
- benzoyl peroxide
- BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)
- BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)
- bleached flour
- bromated flour
- brominated vegetable oil (BVO)
C
- calcium bromate
- calcium disodium EDTA
- calcium peroxide
- calcium propionate
- calcium saccharin
- calcium sorbate
- calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- caprocaprylobehenin
- carmine
- certified colors
- cyclamates
- cysteine (l-cysteine), as an additive for bread products
D
- 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
E
- EDTA
- ethyl vanillin
- ethylene oxide
- ethoxyquin
F
- FD & C colors
- foie gras
G
- GMP (disodium guanylate)
H
- hexa-, hepta- and octa-esters of sucrose
- high fructose corn syrup
- hydrogenated fats
I
- IMP (disodium inosinate)
L
- lactylated esters of mono- and diglycerides
- lead soldered cans
M
- methyl silicon
- methylparaben
- microparticularized whey protein derived fat
- substitute monosodium glutamate (MSG)
N
- natamycin
P
- partially hydrogenated oil
- polydextrose
- potassium benzoate
- potassium bromate
- potassium sorbate
- propionates
- propyl gallate
- propylparaben
S
- saccharin
- sodium aluminum sulfate
- sodium benzoate
- sodium diacetate
- sodium glutamate
- sodium nitrate/nitrite
- sodium propionate
- sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate
- solvent extracted oils, as standalone single-ingredient
- oils (except grapeseed oil)
- sorbic acid
- sucralose
- sucroglycerides
- sucrose polyester
- sulfites (except in wines, meads and ciders)
- synthetic nitrates/nitrites
T
- TBHQ (tertiary butylhydroquinone)
- tetrasodium EDTA
V
- vanillin, when not naturally derived