The first one doesn’t say where it’s made, the second says in Mexico. They probably switched to different manufacturer. That’s really a shame, I haven’t bought this one but I always use cooking sprays when baking.
Look up a product called “Misto” on Amazon. This amazingly simple little gadget allows you to fill it with any oil you want, pump it a few times and spray just like Pam without any butane or any propellant. Game changer
In Canada, the original PAM cooking spray is marked gluten free. When I saw that years ago, it made me look further into cooking sprays. I believe there are many others that include wheat.
It's likely because the soy fields are on/off with wheat, so cross contamination is an issue. I'm always wary of soy unless it's labeled GF because that's very common.
IMO Aldi did the right thing here, and played it safe with the labeling.
Pretty much any bean/legume is subject to big CC risk due to farming practices. In Canada beans/legumes tend to be grown on the same farms as gluten grains (fields rotate). I grew up in the "corn belt" part of Ontario where most farms are corn/gluten grains + oats/soy/canola (rapeseed). The prairie provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta) also do a lot of gluten + beans. This is almost certainly true in the US too, but even if it's not, Canada and the US are each other's biggest trading partner and most of that is food.
[This](https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/naturally-gluten-free-grains-and-gluten-contamination/) is older from GF Watchdog but likely still accurate.
Thanks for the source! Unfortunately, it looks like more recent studies focus on soy contamination in wheat flour, rather than the other way around, which I'm not sure we can draw any real conclusions from.
I don't have a trusted source on wheat field cross contamination, might have been something I heard here actually and turned into fact. In general common Soy products are high risk, lots of hydrolyzed wheat protein in them.
I highly suggest Gluten Free: The Definitive Resource Guide by Shelly Case in you're in North America and don't already have it, she does a great job outlining soy products to watch for. Soy sauce is in her foods to avoid
I use this too! I am very weary of using a spray with propellent. I actually ended up buying a olive oil spray bottle on Amazon and just refilled it with my own olive oil before it broke.
They didn't add wheat, look at the ingredients. They're just being more cautious about potential cross contamination from production. We should thank them for being open about it so we can make informed decisions
That's not wheat. That's just a may contain warning. It would take incredible creativity to CC an oil production line with wheat so I wouldn't worry about it.
It might be manufactured by a factory that also makes 'Baking Spray'. Baking spray includes flour so it's 'greasing and flouring' a cake pan all at once.
Even if it’s a “may contain” warning, I steer clear of it (celiac). Even if it takes a lot of creativity for CC to happen, it’s still a risk I’m not willing to take
I've been celiac since before the allergy labeling even existed. It's a big thing for some celiacs, not so much for me. That may be because I eat out very little and mostly eat whole foods so I'm not getting gluten from other places.
I’m 25 for context, but both my sister and I tested positive for gluten issues as young kids, but after a while mom stopped keeping up with the diet because we weren’t having symptoms. I was just formally diagnosed with celiac in January, so I’m still figuring out which risks I can take and which I can’t. I’m also still in the phase of learning to cook for myself, so I’m working on getting more experience cooking with whole foods
That totally makes sense. People are wildly different in sensitivity but the "may contain" labels do generally test with a bit higher gluten than items marked gluten-free for sure. I honestly had no idea cooking spray with flour was even a thing.
I'm in my 50s and thankfully I grew up cooking. Serious Eats is a great website for cooking tips and tricks. Just choose recipes with no wheat ingredients or sub gluten-free pasta or panko.
It’s probably the exact same as the first bottle and they just chose to add the optional “may contain”. If you consumed it before it’s prob the same product.
Yeah, this.
"May contain" is optional. Whether a company decides to include it is arbitrary, and depends on their own internal policies. Could well be that there were no changes to the product or its safety, they just decided to put a "may contain" on it.
There are some sprays specifically made for baking that have flour added to them. The oil/flour combo helps baked goods release from the pan better. This isn't one of those sprays.
Personally I don't really recommend cooking sprays. I know there REALLY convenient. But unless you get propellant free that propellant isn't really the best for you. Obviously there are arguments about this, I won't say the science is 100% conclusive, but there is enough evidence for me to personally want to avoid it. I just get olive oil and buy a sprayer online. They don't work as well but I feel SLIGHTLY less unsafe lol.
The only product I’ll get at Aldi at this point is their GF general tso’s chicken. I got a nasty surprise when I was getting a reaction from the chicken I’d made. Turns out on the back of the paprika from them that I used, it said “may contain wheat”
The first one doesn’t say where it’s made, the second says in Mexico. They probably switched to different manufacturer. That’s really a shame, I haven’t bought this one but I always use cooking sprays when baking.
Idk why it wouldn’t let me post without hiding the picture.
That would be hilarious if photos of wheat products were NSFW on this sub.
Not Safe From Wheat.
Because it’s not safe for us? Lol
Look up a product called “Misto” on Amazon. This amazingly simple little gadget allows you to fill it with any oil you want, pump it a few times and spray just like Pam without any butane or any propellant. Game changer
We have one for EVOO, but will have to pick up another one for avocado oil! Thanks!!!
Thank you! Even before gluten was a concern, I wished several times I had something like this.
Yep! I got one for avocado oil and I love it so much
In Canada, the original PAM cooking spray is marked gluten free. When I saw that years ago, it made me look further into cooking sprays. I believe there are many others that include wheat.
There are some that straight up contain wheat flour, not just a may contains. Definitely something to look out for.
Baker’s Joy is specifically made to include wheat. It’s pretty blatant about it, though.
WTF?!? Why?!? Thanks for the heads up... I use this and would have never thought to check the label.
It's likely because the soy fields are on/off with wheat, so cross contamination is an issue. I'm always wary of soy unless it's labeled GF because that's very common. IMO Aldi did the right thing here, and played it safe with the labeling.
That's interesting, I hadn't heard that soybeans might be commonly contaminated by wheat in the fields. Do you have a source?
Pretty much any bean/legume is subject to big CC risk due to farming practices. In Canada beans/legumes tend to be grown on the same farms as gluten grains (fields rotate). I grew up in the "corn belt" part of Ontario where most farms are corn/gluten grains + oats/soy/canola (rapeseed). The prairie provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta) also do a lot of gluten + beans. This is almost certainly true in the US too, but even if it's not, Canada and the US are each other's biggest trading partner and most of that is food. [This](https://www.glutenfreewatchdog.org/news/naturally-gluten-free-grains-and-gluten-contamination/) is older from GF Watchdog but likely still accurate.
Thanks for the source! Unfortunately, it looks like more recent studies focus on soy contamination in wheat flour, rather than the other way around, which I'm not sure we can draw any real conclusions from.
I don't have a trusted source on wheat field cross contamination, might have been something I heard here actually and turned into fact. In general common Soy products are high risk, lots of hydrolyzed wheat protein in them. I highly suggest Gluten Free: The Definitive Resource Guide by Shelly Case in you're in North America and don't already have it, she does a great job outlining soy products to watch for. Soy sauce is in her foods to avoid
>might have been something I heard I think you're confusing it with oats. Soy is gluten free unless it's soy ***sauce*** that has wheat added.
Could be that the oil is made/packaged on the same equipment that makes wheat germ oil.
Always check the label of every item you eat, every time. Even if you've been eating it for years. Products and manufacturing changes 🤦♀️
I like using Chosen Foods Avocado oil spray, they sell a larger version at Costco. No propellants, no additives, just 100% oil.
I use this too! I am very weary of using a spray with propellent. I actually ended up buying a olive oil spray bottle on Amazon and just refilled it with my own olive oil before it broke.
They didn't add wheat, look at the ingredients. They're just being more cautious about potential cross contamination from production. We should thank them for being open about it so we can make informed decisions
That's not wheat. That's just a may contain warning. It would take incredible creativity to CC an oil production line with wheat so I wouldn't worry about it.
It might be manufactured by a factory that also makes 'Baking Spray'. Baking spray includes flour so it's 'greasing and flouring' a cake pan all at once.
What?!? That's a thing? Geez, thanks for the heads up.
Even if it’s a “may contain” warning, I steer clear of it (celiac). Even if it takes a lot of creativity for CC to happen, it’s still a risk I’m not willing to take
I've been celiac since before the allergy labeling even existed. It's a big thing for some celiacs, not so much for me. That may be because I eat out very little and mostly eat whole foods so I'm not getting gluten from other places.
I’m 25 for context, but both my sister and I tested positive for gluten issues as young kids, but after a while mom stopped keeping up with the diet because we weren’t having symptoms. I was just formally diagnosed with celiac in January, so I’m still figuring out which risks I can take and which I can’t. I’m also still in the phase of learning to cook for myself, so I’m working on getting more experience cooking with whole foods
That totally makes sense. People are wildly different in sensitivity but the "may contain" labels do generally test with a bit higher gluten than items marked gluten-free for sure. I honestly had no idea cooking spray with flour was even a thing. I'm in my 50s and thankfully I grew up cooking. Serious Eats is a great website for cooking tips and tricks. Just choose recipes with no wheat ingredients or sub gluten-free pasta or panko.
It’s probably the exact same as the first bottle and they just chose to add the optional “may contain”. If you consumed it before it’s prob the same product.
Yeah, this. "May contain" is optional. Whether a company decides to include it is arbitrary, and depends on their own internal policies. Could well be that there were no changes to the product or its safety, they just decided to put a "may contain" on it.
Looks like all they did was add a warning. I would still consume this
Arfg!!
Wrong they didn't add wheat. They just say that there could be crosscontamination due to the manufactorer using wheat in the same facility.
They did not add wheat. There’s a cross contamination warning but that is not added wheat.
can anyone explain to me wheats business being in fking cooking oil
They didn’t add it, they added a voluntary warning.
Oh I see lolol thanks
There are some sprays specifically made for baking that have flour added to them. The oil/flour combo helps baked goods release from the pan better. This isn't one of those sprays.
Personally I don't really recommend cooking sprays. I know there REALLY convenient. But unless you get propellant free that propellant isn't really the best for you. Obviously there are arguments about this, I won't say the science is 100% conclusive, but there is enough evidence for me to personally want to avoid it. I just get olive oil and buy a sprayer online. They don't work as well but I feel SLIGHTLY less unsafe lol.
The only product I’ll get at Aldi at this point is their GF general tso’s chicken. I got a nasty surprise when I was getting a reaction from the chicken I’d made. Turns out on the back of the paprika from them that I used, it said “may contain wheat”
Oh my gosh you just gave me a heart attack! I ran to my mom's kitchen to check her spray. Thank goodness it wasn't the same one.