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Gardenia bread now comes with No Artificial, Synthetic or Unnatural Preservatives
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Statements and clarifications from Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn. Bhd.
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The reason I stop taking Gardenia bread is because of the artificial preservative. This is a good news for me. Could you post the ingredient of the natural preservative in use now. Thanks.
Thanks Jing Wen. The natural preservatives used for our bread is the Raisin Juice Concentrate and Vinegar. Other factors are of course the clean facilities we have which enable us to even control the air quality at the production area.
I also recently stopped taking all “on-the-shelf” bread because of preservatives such as E282. So, there is not any form of propionic acid and propionates used as preservatives (E280-283) in your bread, especially calcium propionate?.
Thanks.
Hi Nic,
As you have pointed out, calcium propionate is commonly used by wholesale bakeries worldwide for their ‘on-the-shelf’ bread. At Gardenia, we have replaced calcium propionate with natural ingredients such as raisin juice concentrate and vinegar.
Just to let you know, the shelf-life of Gardenia sandwich bread is 4 days whilst some brands have 5 days shelf-life. Therefore, with the same expiry dates, Gardenia products are fresher then other on-the-shelf bread brands.
Thank you.
This is admission on your part, that you have been adding either artificial, unnatural or synthetic preservatives until lately. I may want to sue you for the health issues I may have had consuming gardenia bread over the past years.
Dear Mr Shelton.
Calcium propionate is the common preservative used by bakeries worldwide. The allowable usage amount is different from country to country. In Malaysia, the permitted amount is 2,000 parts per million (ppl).
Gardenia uses ONLY 30% of the permitted amount prior to the launch of our No Artificial Preservatives bread. Now, instead of calcium propionate, we use natural ingredients such as vinegar and raisin juice concentrate. Other wholesale bakeries in Malaysia are still using calcium propionate in they bread.
The hygienic environment of Gardenia factories contribute to the products shelf-life.
But vinegar is acetic acid, that it is a chemical as well, right?. To produce raisin juice concentrate, no chemicals are used?. I wonder what it is wrong with E-numbers as they are guarantee of what it is in… with naturals..a lot of marketing! For me is a question of education of the population…
The vinegar used in Gardenia bread is a natural vineger from sugar fermentation
Vinegar or acetic acid can be produced both synthetically and by bacterial fermentation. Today, the biological route (natural fermentation) accounts for only about 10 percent of world production but it remains important for vinegar production as many of the world food purity laws stipulate that vinegar used in foods must be of biological origin. About 75 percent of acetic acid made for use in the chemical industry is made by methanol carbonylation, a chemical synthesis.
The Raisin Juice Concentrate is a water extract of Natural Seedless Raisins. This product is obtained by leaching the natural, water soluble components out of the raisin through a ‘stewing’ process. The solution is then introduced to a vacuum concentrator to obtain an extract. Raisin Juice Concentrate in Gardenia bread is all natural and it is shelf-stable without additives or preservatives.
May I know what are the calcium salts stated in the ingredients? Can you please list out? As far as I know, one of the preservatives used in other breads is calcium propionate which is also a form of calcium salt.
Chiu Yin,
We do not use calcium propionate in our bread.
The calcium salts use to enrich our bread are the combination of permitted minerals (eg Calcium Phosphate) as specified in table I to the Twelfth Schedule of the Malaysian Food Regulation 1985.
I love the bread of Gardenia. It is so yummy. I am so glad to know that all there preservatives are natural. I look forward on eating more Gardenia bread.
Thank you Lorraine
Its great to know the bread now using more natural ingredients. But can i know if all the ingredients used not from animals or any animal extracts? If all vegetarian suitable to eat the bread? Thanks.
what about BENZOIL PEROXIDE?..does your product free from this poison..it’s a kryptonite to gouty patient.
Hi Charlotte!
All Gardenia sliced bread are suitable for vegetarians. Apart from milk, we do not use any animal base ingredients. As to the other products (eg Buns, Waffles), please refer to the ingredients list printed on the packaging because some products have eggs as one of the ingredients.
bread company 5year xpereanci production
does this mean that for the past many years your bread are added with preservatives that are bad for us? oh my goodness………
Saya dan keluarga amat menyukai roti keluaran Gardenia. Saya berminat untuk membuka kedai di Sibu,Sarawak khusus untuk menjual produk ini kerana roti ini sukar di dapati di Sarawak. Saya harap, pihak Gardenia sedia membuat perbincangan dan memberikan saya peluang ini.
Radya,
Terima kasih atas sokongan tuan/puan dan minat anda untuk menjual produk Gardenia. Gardenia Bakeries (KL) tidak mempunyai hak untuk menjual produk produk kami di Sabah, Sarawak dan Borneo. Hak kawasan kawasan tersebut telah diberikan kepada Gardenia Sabah. Walaubagaimanapun, jika tuan/puan ke Kuala Lumpur dan ingin membeli produk produk Gardenia, kami ada menjualnya di kedai kedai di KLIA dan LCCT. Kami harap tuan/puan memahami situasi tersebut.
Gardenia uses ONLY 30% of the permitted amount prior to the launch of our No Artificial Preservatives bread. Now, instead of calcium propionate, we use natural ingredients such as vinegar and raisin juice concentrate.
Other wholesale bakeries in Malaysia are still using calcium propionate in they bread.
Faizul, our products do not contain Benzoil Peroxide. All Gardenia products are made using unbleached flour
Saya dah lama makan roti gardenia. Sejak dari org tak sibuk pasal artificial preservatives lagi. Dah macam-macam jenis yang saya makan. Baik dari roti keping dia sampai roti bun dia. Sihat je sampai skrg. Takde paun penyakit. Tapi yang pasti minum arak dan merokok tu ternyata bawa penyakit. Pelik pula sbb kilang Carlsberg tu boleh tahan lama.
izit all product of gardenia is free of artificial ingredient?
Assalamualaikum,Selamat sejahtera, Selamat dan Berjaya. Saya tiada masalah dalam menikmati apa-apa jenis roti keluaran GARDENIA. Rasanya sedap terkata,lembut senang dikunyah dan ditelan oleh anak-anak dan kita orang dewasa.Roti Putih Classic Jumbonya ,beberapa keping saja cepat mengenyangkan dan puaslah memakannya.Menjimatkan.Tiada apa yang meragukan saya dengan diiktiraf oleh pihak JAKIM.Rokok dan arak dah terang-terang membahayakan dan jelas keharamannya,orang buat tak kesah je.Sapu semacam!!!”Kamu suka sesuatu,belum tentu baik untukmu,kamu tak suka sesuatu,belum tentu buruk bagimu”-nasihat Allah subhanuhuwataala.Terimakasih.
Dear Caren,
We do not understand your query. Please do PM us your contact number and we would get in touch with you. Thank you.
Gardenia bread suitable for vegan?
What happen to Breakthrough Gardenia Bread? Discontinued and due to what reason? Any replacement for people with diabettes like me?
Hi Susanne,
Thank you for your interest in our product.
For your information, all Gardenia products have milk in it except for the Kaya Spread.
Some of our products contain eggs. The details of ingredients are listed on the packaging of each product.
Hi Yeoh Sa Meng,
For your information, the company had discontinued production of Gardenia’s Breakthru Bread. We had been receiving overwhelming request from consumers and professional nutritionist for a low GI bread that is at a lower and more affordable price.
There are 3 products with Low GI, that is:
- Gardenia 100% WholeGrain with Canadian Purple Wheat (GI value – 46)
- Gardenia Sommerset Cottage (GI value – 52)
- Gardenia 100% WholeGrain ( GI value – 55)
Apart from having low GI value, our 100% WholeGrain with Canadian Purple Wheat has also high anti oxidant.
We hope the above information is helpful for you.
Thank you.
Is it Gardenia Squiggles Bread suitable for vegetarians? Does it contains egg?
Hi Jasvindar,
Thank you for your interest in our product. For your information, Gardenia Squiggles do not contain eggs. It contains milk and component of milk. Please check the product packaging for more info on the list of ingredients and contents.
Does your bread contain any trace of “azodicarbonamide” or “dough conditioner” which has been known to cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to other azo compounds, such as food dyes?
The consumption of azodicarbonamide may also heighten an allergic reaction to other ingredients in a food. In the UK, the Health and Safety Executive has identified azodicarbonamide as a respiratory sensitizer (a possible cause of asthma) and has determined that these products should be labeled with the words “may cause sensitization by inhalation.”
Thank you for taking your time to write to us to clarify the matter. As for your enquiry, we do use dough conditioner, that is largely made up of Emulsifiers which are Soy and Palm base.
However, all our bread do not contain azodicarbonamide which is most commonly refered to as ADA.
For any further clarification, please feel free to call our toll-free line at 1-800-88-3228.
Thank you.
Hi ,
I believe you are aware that subway has been using a hardening agent that is commonly used to make yoga mat’s and shoes. By any chance are you guys also using the same form of chemical for the bread hardening?
Please advise.
Thanks and Regards,
Kanes.R
Hi Kanes,
As previously mentioned, we do use dough conditioner, that is largely made up of Emulsifiers which are Soy and Palm base.
Be assured that all our bread do not contain azodicarbonamide which is most commonly referred to as ADA.
For any further clarification, please feel free to call our toll-free line at 1-800-88-3228.
Thank you.
Hi!
Will the same thing apply to gardenia bread available in the Philippines? Thanks for your help!
Hi Anna,
For your information, Gardenia Bakeries (KL) and Gardenia Philippines are two entirely different entity with their own different management and products. As it is, please kindly refer to the relevant party for information on their products. Thank you.
Hi there. May I know to whom should i refer to if I want to request for your Twiggies wagon to come for our incoming event? It would be lovely if Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd can dispensed free twiggies to the school’s children who are participating in the event. Thank You.
Hi Nadiah,
For inquiries about our Twiggies Wagon, please contact the Marketing Department at 03-5542 3228.
Thank you.
Hi Gardenia,
May I know which Gardenia products use eggs as an ingredient?
On top of that, are the eggs used from whole eggs, powdered or pasteurized liquid eggs?
Thank you.
Concerned Gardenia consumer.
may i know how was the process of making the bun ?
Thank you for your interest Annie. Please forward your telephone number for us to contact you directly.
Have a nice day.
Hi Chris,
Thank you for your interest and concern. Please excuse the delay in replying.
For Gardenia products that uses eggs, please refer to the ingredients list on the product packaging.
As for your next question, pasteurized liquid eggs are used in our production.
If you have further enquiries please contact us at 03-5542 3228.
Can i know what the different between gardenia product than other product such as Hi-5 or another..
Hi Fahmi!
Thank you for taking your time to write to us. As for your enquiry, we would not be able to provide any information on behalf of the other brands. Nevertheless, following are some key points amongst the lot :
1. All Gardenia breads has no artificial, synthetic or unnatural preservative.
2. All Gardenia breads has 0% trans fat.
3. All Gardenia products are manufactured with high quality ingredients.
4. We deliver fresh bread everyday.
For any further assistance, you may contact our friendly customer service personnel at 1-800-88-3228.
hi, for purple wheat bread, any coloring added to make the color?
Hi aGal,
Thank you for your enquiry. We would like to share with you no colouring was added to enhance the purple colour in our 100% Wholegrain with Canadian Purple Wheat bread. Please be assured that the purple wheat is all natural.
Hi
Do you deliver your Canadian Purple Wheat daily? Most of the times it is not replenished on a timely basis to the petrol stations and 7-11s’ in Taman Perling , Johor Bahru. The leftovers on the shelf are either nearly expired or just expired while other type of breads are still available.
Hi Paul,
We would like to share that the 100% WholeGrain With Canadian Purple Wheat are delivered and available in the market on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
We appreciate your enquiry and feedback regarding our product.
Thank you.
So is the kaya spread vegan? Kaya usually have eggs. But I just hoping you guys can say yay or nay. Thank you.
Massimo now has a vegan product.
http://veganlogy.com/2012/06/17/massimo-vegan-bread-brand-100-whole-wheat-loaf/
Hi Lesly. Thank you for your enquiry. For your information, as stated on the packaging, Gardenia Auntie Rosie Kaya has eggs as one of the ingredients.
Does gardenia bread contains L-cysteine??
Hi Kirty. Thank you for your enquiry about our product. For your information, Gardenia product do not contain L-cysteine.
Thank you..
May i check which product do not have egg?
Hi Mr. Lai,
Thank you for your interest in our product.
For your information, all of our bread loaves range do not contain egg. As for our snack cakes range, product without eggs are Squiggles and Cream Roll.
Please feel free to contact us at our toll-free line or land-line at 03-5542 3228 for further enquiries.
Despite the many options of low GI Gardenia bread, I wish Gardenia would bring its Breakthru back in the market. It was one of my staple when I started to shed some weight back then in 2008, 2009. For now, I am happy with the Canadian Purple Wheat but Breakthru will always be my number 1 choice.
Hi Rasyidi.
We appreciate your feedback and would keep it under consideration.
And we also appreciate that you are happy with our product, the Gardenia 100% Wholegrain with Canadian Purple Wheat.
Thank you.
Hi gardenia! My selfish wish is for gardenia to make wholemeal bread in a bun version.
Hi Sakura.
We appreciate your suggestion and would keep that in mind.
In the meantime, do enjoy our range of Gardenia wholemeal and wholegrain breads.
Thank you.
Hi Gardenia, i would like to know that does Gardenia white bread contain any eggs?
Hi Vicky.
Thank you for your interest.
We would like to share that the Gardenia white bread does not contain any egg.
For further information, all ingredients are listed on the product packaging.
Please be assured and enjoy our product.
Hi, I would like to know how much sugar there is in a loaf of gardenia wholegrain bread? As well as all other breads in the fibremeal range. I would also like to know why is this info missing from the nutrition fact on the packaging?
Thank you.
Hi, i would like to know if any of gardenia product is gluten free ?
Hi Munirah,
I believe you had received the email reply in regards to your inquiries.
We would like to share that The Ministry Of Health’s Food Act 1983 and The Nutrition Labelling and Claims, requires 4 items to be listed in the nutrition facts list, that is; Energy, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate.
I hope the information is helpful and do enjoy our product.
Thank you.
Hi Aqilsulong,
We would like to share that we do not have product that is gluten free.
Thank you for your enquiry.
No, unfortunately I did not recieve any email from you. I would still want to know how much sugar there is in a loaf of gardenia wholegrain bread? As well as all other breads in the fibremeal range.
Thank you.
Does ur butterscotch gardenia bread contain eggs ?
Hi SSinghtinna.
Thank you for your inquiry.
We would like to share that all ingredients in our product are as listed on the packaging.
And as listed on the packaging, the Gardenia Delicia Butterscotch do not contain egg.
We hope this information is helpful and you would enjoy our product.
Hi Munirah,
We regret that you did not receive the email that we had sent.
We are re-sending the said email and hope that you find the information helpful.
Thank you.
hi, may i know more about the sugar contain in gardenier bread and what kind of wheat gardenior bread is made of?
Hi Kyoshiro,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Please contact us at 03-5542 3228 for us to share the information and further details.
Is gardenia bread (e.i. classic & high fiber wheat raisin) gluten-free and egg-free?
Hi Mizylgmendoza.
We would like to share that we do not have product that is gluten free.
As for eggs, please note that all our ingredients are listed on the packaging of each product.
We hope this information is helpful and you would enjoy our product.
Thank you.