If you are allergic to soya you should take a very hard look at anything containing guar gum. This is something I've never come across from any doctor or allergy specialist so I've never worried about it before. However, if you examine ingredient lists from many freefrom foods, guar gum is often present. So what does it do and what is guar gum? Guar gum, also called … [Read more...]
Soya free soy sauce alternative – Coconut Aminos
I discovered this stuff at the FreeFrom Food Awards judging session last week. Honestly, how can I have a diagnosed soya allergy for over three years and not have discovered that there is a fairly widely available and pretty amazing alternative to soya sauce? 'Coconut Aminos' have apparently been around for some time and are very popular in the US. I was lucky enough to … [Read more...]