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I wanted to try some new flakes because I like to mix my own muesli. Why do the flakes have such a high sugar content of 7g/100g for a product where I don't expect or need any sugar? The origin details are also very vague. From foreign organic production...online I can read that they come from China! Why is this not openly declared?
Hello Donnerstag23, thanks for the questions. Part of the declared total sugar content of 7% comes from the barley malt extract. The rest is due to sugars that are naturally contained in soybeans. In the case of soy flakes, we print the origin of the soy flakes on the back of the packaging using spontaneous printing, which is therefore visible to our customers. Due to a shortage of raw materials, we have had to resort to Chinese soybeans in the meantime. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Hello, I am pleased to say that the soy flakes are no longer from China. On the last package I inspected, it says under origin: Switzerland / Italy. Is there any indication or estimate of what proportion of these flakes comes from Switzerland? Is it possible that Migros processes 10 tons of soya from Italy and 2 kilos from Switzerland and then the declaration of origin is described as Switzerland/Italy, which is completely legal - but completely misleading? Despite extensive research, I have not found any rules on this in the Foodstuffs Ordinance.
And: In the article description above, under origin it says: "processed in Switzerland" - which is not very informative either. Kind regards and would be grateful if you could briefly explain these connections. PS: I assume that as a food processor you must have a fairly precise "grip" on the production batches. Would it not be possible these days to specify the origin more precisely? I have also seen products where the origin was "EU / USA / South America".
Hello fjjf, thank you for the question. The situation with organic soy flakes is as follows: The soybeans that we purchase from our suppliers come from Italy (labeled ingredients: soybeans* 95% from foreign organic production). These are then processed into flakes using complex process technology and sprayed after flaking. In this case, the organic barley malt extract used for spraying comes from Switzerland (ingredients label: barley malt extract** from Swiss organic production). This explains the two stated provenances. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Hello, the soy flakes I bought today have Austria as the country of origin. What is correct?
Hello mramackers, thank you for your question. The claim on the packaging is correct - the current origin is Austria. Depending on the availability of the raw materials, this may change. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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Are the ingredients raw or prepared? I can't eat raw products.
Hi Karen S. Legumes like soy are not edible raw. Soy flakes are therefore heat-treated to make them edible. They can be eaten directly. Your M-Infoline team
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It's a bit crazy if you use soy from China for this product. Are there plans to source the soy from Europe at least in the foreseeable future?
Hello ninja257, for organic products and ingredients, the origin from Switzerland has top priority. Second priority is given to origin from Europe and third priority to origin from overseas. Organic soy is cultivated in Europe. However, the area under cultivation cannot cover the annual demand for organic soy. It should be noted that we are not the only ones who need organic soy flakes for our range. In order to be able to offer the usual quality, we therefore have to fall back on provenances from abroad. Best regards, your M-Infoline team
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I have two questions about this product: 1. are these soybeans genetically modified? 2. are the soybeans fermented?
Sali Dave84 Thank you for your questions. We are aware that the development of genetic engineering and its application are met with skepticism and concern among the population. Migros takes this concern seriously by refraining from selling genetically modified foods. According to the Swiss Organic Farming Ordinance, no genetically modified organisms and their derivatives may be used in organic products. To ensure this, our supplier checks every batch for GMO residues on receipt of goods. Migros also takes its responsibility seriously and guarantees the highest level of safety with its quality controls in order to avoid contamination with GMOs. Swiss Quality Testing Services (SQTS) carries out regular GMO analyses of high-risk products and tests random samples of GMO-critical raw materials such as maize, soy and rapeseed products. The results of these analyses have so far shown that the legal requirements have always been met. The health of consumers is therefore not endangered in any way. Furthermore, the soybeans do not undergo a fermentation process during processing. We hope this has helped you and wish you a pleasant weekend. Best wishes from the M-Infoline team
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Why don't you list all the ingredients in the product information/ingredients?
Hoi aembe Thank you for your comment. You can see all the ingredients in the information under "Other data". These consist of soybeans 95% (China) and barley malt extract. We will be happy to answer any further questions you may have. See you soon in your Migros! Best regards from the M-Infoline team
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Is this product suitable for people who suffer from coeliac disease? This question arises because not all manufacturers guarantee that barley malt extract is gluten-free.
Hello Stuvi21 Our soy flakes (1042.047) contain small amounts of malt extract. Malt extract is an extract from malt and consists mainly of various types of sugar. In contrast to the base product malt, malt extract contains only traces of gluten. In small quantities, malt extract is not a problem and is also permitted by IG Zöliakie. Unfortunately, there are no gluten analyses of the malt extract or soy flakes used, but as an alternative we can recommend the aha! Corn Flakes Organic gluten-free or aha! Crisp Rice gluten-free as an alternative. Kind regards, Your M-Infoline Team
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Is this product suitable for people who suffer from coeliac disease? This question arises because not all manufacturers guarantee that barley malt extract is gluten-free.
I was able to try all three new Nuts&Fruits Farmer thanks to the test pack.
Basically a good idea and the nuts are also delicious.
But unfortunately they are all very sticky and extremely sweet.
How about a cereal stick with nuts and fruit without sugar?
Or how about an organic version?
Hello Aleina
Thank you for your feedback.
We try to reduce the amount of sugar wherever possible. However, sugar cannot be completely omitted from all products.
Sugar is needed in our Farmer cereal bars for production reasons (as a binder); without sugar, the texture of the product would not hold together. As an alternative, there are cereal bars with sweeteners, for example the Farmer Natural "without added sugar" (article number1042.080). Unfortunately, we had to remove the Farmer Soft Plum with no added sugar from our range some time ago due to low demand.
Our two Bio Farmer Juniors also contain no added sugar:
1042.322 Organic Farmer Apricot-Apple
1042.337 Organic Farmer Junior Strawberry-Apple
Farmer stalks should be considered as a snack or snack between meals as part of a balanced diet. The important thing to remember is that a healthy diet is only one part of it. A healthy lifestyle is never just the result of eating individual products but is dependent on the whole lifestyle.
We hope this helps you and wish you a wonderful springtime.
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