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Diamond Foods/emerald Nuts


ciavyn

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ciavyn Contributor

I wrote to Diamond foods to inquire about the cocoa roasted almonds -- a friend gave me a baggie of them, but I couldn't find the nutritional info and ingredients online. Here is their well-written response:

Thank you for your recent e-mail concerning gluten in Diamond Foods

products.

The Emerald of California product line is produced and packaged at the

Diamond Foods processing facilities. Some of the Emerald snack nut

products contain gluten. They are as follows.

Emerald Honey Dijon Glazed Walnuts 'n Cashews

Emerald Backyard Grill Glazed Walnuts 'n Almonds

Emerald Honey Roasted Peanuts

Emerald Chocolate Brownie Walnuts

Emerald Dry Roasted Walnuts

Emerald Wasabi Dry Roasted Peanuts

Emerald BBQ Dry Roasted Peanuts

Emerald Chipotle Dry Roasted Peanuts

Emerald Berry Blend Trail Mix

Emerald Breakfast Blend Trail Mix

Emerald Tropical Blend Trail Mix

Diamond adheres to superior Good Food Manufacturing Practices, and all

processing lines are thoroughly cleaned between

packaging runs of the different Emerald products. However, there is no

way to be absolutely certain that our Emerald products

have not come in contact with gluten. Because of Diamond Food's concern

for those who have severe allergies, we want our

consumers to be fully informed so that they can make the appropriate

choices regarding using our products.

We appreciate your interest in our products.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Lindberg

Customer Service


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StephanieGF Rookie

You know, I read lists like that and I just can't help but thinking why in the world are they putting gluten ingredients in something like (non-flavored) dry roasted walnuts? That is insane. Thanks for posting that!

dilettantesteph Collaborator

I crack my own nuts. It is tedious, but that way I can be sure that they are gluten free.

bridgetm Enthusiast

I became addicted to those chocolate almonds not long before I went gluten-free. I have a box of the snack pouches at the back of my cabinet waiting for me to become daring. I think I'll wait a while; I'm sure my mom won't argue with having a few extras added to her snack drawer.

  • 8 years later...
Jim natale Newbie

Emerald lists on there bags that they are gluten free but when you turn the bag over it says they are made in the same plant with wheat. They actually say “ certified gluten free “. How is this possible. My wife has Celiacs disease and now this is a problem. A little clarity would be greatly appreciated. 

kareng Grand Master
3 hours ago, Jim natale said:

Emerald lists on there bags that they are gluten free but when you turn the bag over it says they are made in the same plant with wheat. They actually say “ certified gluten free “. How is this possible. My wife has Celiacs disease and now this is a problem. A little clarity would be greatly appreciated. 

The same plant means nothing.  Same machinery might be an issue.  But if they are “ certified” they have tested them and they test gluten-free

Beverage Rising Star

I don't eat anything unless it's whole food or labeled gluten free, certified gluten free is best.  I do get my nuts from Nuts.com, they have a gluten free section, labeled gluten free but not certified.  They ship super fast and everything is fresher than I've ever tasted nuts before, except those I picked and shelled myself.  You can sign up for their newsletter and they have discounts from time to time and free shipping over a certain amount.  Be careful of any freebies they offer from time to time, they are sometimes gluten free, but sometimes not.


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Awol cast iron stomach Experienced

I find at the store many packages have the disclaimer, but I don't recall if they are gluten-free labeled. I heard from someone once in qc/qa that companies use that disclaimer often for protection. That the statement can be a blanket protection use at your own risk. Confusing for the consumer.

You can call the company and ask for more specifics about the statement and perhaps they can give you more clarity. Is it shared lines, same facility, a general disclaimer policy etc. 

I read on the forum here about Nuts.com. I don't recall which veteran posted it. ? I have ordered from nuts.com for. Their site has a separate gluten-free section and is pretty user friendly. 

Edit my apologies I see you did write. They do have gluten containing products and the disclaimer does leave it to buyer to determine for themselves.

Edit 2: my apologies i just saw that I answered a 2010 thread. Not sure how my feed brought it up 2019, but I failed to see it was old. 

  • 8 months later...
Sally Sullivan Newbie

Not happy with this company at all.  Cannot figure out how they got some of their products to have the label, "Certified gluten free" but has a disclaimer on the back saying there is a chance of cross contamination.  They should NOT BE CERTIFIED GLUTEN FREE.  My daughter has celiacs and has been sick and so we went back through her diet.   NO WONDER!  Very unimpressed.  Will be returning them to the store and making them aware of this.  It is hard enough to find CGF things and then we are expected to read the fine print just to be sure.  OFF OUR LIST! 

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