Muir Glen Fire Roasted organic tomatoes

[gfweb]

Anybody see anything odd about growing pesticide/toxin-free tomatoes and then fire-roasting them in carcinogen laden smoke? Shouldn't this void the organic label?

Taste good though.

[HungryC]

The organic label simply references the farming practices....it is no guarantee of anything else nor is it a health claim.

[Shel_B]

More than likely (but just guessing), the tomatoes were fire-roasted using gas heat.  Might that not reduce the potential carcinogens?

[Martin Fisher]

There may always be potential carcinogens in tomatoes.....including but probably not limited to ...benzaldehyde..caffeic acid...quercetin glycosides..acetaldehyde...

[Shel_B]

There may always be potential carcinogens in tomatoes.....including but probably not limited to ...benzaldehyde..caffeic acid...quercetin glycosides..acetaldehyde...

 

That may be, but the question, as I understood it, was whether fire-roasting added carcinogens.

[Martin Fisher]

Anybody see anything odd about growing pesticide/toxin-free tomatoes and then fire-roasting them in carcinogen laden smoke? Shouldn't this void the organic label?

Taste good though.

 

My point is, there's no such thing.

[Shel_B]

Anybody see anything odd about growing pesticide/toxin-free tomatoes and then fire-roasting them in carcinogen laden smoke? Shouldn't this void the organic label?

My point is, there's no such thing.

 

OK, I see what you mean ... we were talking about different things.

[weedy]

all I know is they are VERY good.

[paulraphael]

I'm a fan of this brand partly because they're one of the few to use BPA-free cans. I think in general BPA is way-overhyped issue (you'll have to pry my polycarbonate nalgene bottles from my cold dead hands). But in canned foods, especially acidic ones like tomatoes, there's a chance for the levels of the chemical to get really high. 

 

They're also available at my local store, and as Weedy says, they're tasty.

[Shel_B]

They're also available at my local store, and as Weedy says, they're tasty.

 

I'm curious to know what people pay for these tomatoes.  Around here they are about $2.49 for a small can.

 

Yesterday I found 'em on sale for $1.49 can, grabbed a few cans, and will go back to the store later today and grab a few more.

[Martin Fisher]

They have a few different products that are fire-roasted.

Basic Muir Glen fire-roasted diced tomatoes are $1.89 for a 14.5 ounce can and $2.99 for the 28 ounce can at the store I frequent most....that's regular price.

I may give them a try.