Ariel
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Manna Organics Multigrain Bread
Aug 2010
This bread contains 100% organic ingredients. The ingredient list does not include flour, but instead includes “sprouted organic wheat kernels.” This implies a lower level of processing, but stone ground is not specified. The bakery does not include any information about its environmental or social initiatives, but it’s entire line of 12 breads is organic. More >
Ace Bakery Organic Whole Wheat
Aug 2010
This preservative-free bread is made with whole wheat, stone-ground flour, and over 95% of the ingredients are organic (except yeast and salt). In addition to creating organic bread, the bakery has a community donations program and donates a percentage of its pre-tax profits to initiatives such as local food and nutrition programs that assist low-income More >
President’s Choice Ice Cream Shop Vanilla
Aug 2010
While this ice cream does contain cream it doesn’t contain eggs—and isn’t organic or fair trade—and lists natural flavour as opposed to real vanilla as a flavouring. Although made with 100% Canadian milk, no efforts appear to have been made to mitigate the environmental or social of this product. Given that PC has already created More >
Dorgel Vanilla Cream Gelato
Aug 2010
Widely available in most chain stores, this ice cream is actually a gelato. Gelato contains less air and less fat than ice cream, and typically has richer flavours due to the lower fat content. There’s no organic or fair trade ingredients in this gelato and no efforts appear to have been made to mitigate the More >
Nestle Real Dairy Ice Cream
Aug 2010
Real” in this context means a minimal number of preservatives, but it doesn’t mean organic or fair trade. This Nestle ice cream does contain eggs and cream, marks of a premium product, as well as pure ground vanilla beans. But no efforts appear to have been made to mitigate the environmental or social of this More >
Nestle Parlour Ice Cream
Aug 2010
Comparing this Nestle product with the “Real Dairy” ice cream shows the differences between a premium and a mass-market ice cream. This product contains several stabilizers including propylene glycol monostearate, which has a petroleum base. There is no egg, cream, or natural flavour in this ice cream, and no efforts appear to have been made More >
