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Q Why is sucrose listed on your labels? Q Which of your products contain soy?
A The sucrose found in our products comes from A Some products contain soybean ingredients,
natural sources such as sugar cane. Sucrose, along such as soy powder, soy nuggets, and soy
with starch and arabic gum, is used to coat protein, but they are all clearly indicated on the
vitamin A and vitamin D (cholecalciferol), making product labels. We also carry Soybean Lecithin
them into a powdered form that helps prevent perles in our product line. For a list of products
oxidation of these vitamins. The amount of sucrose containing soy protein, please see Page 138.
in the actual product is very minimal.
Q Are any of your products made with References, Glossary, and FAQs
Q Does the nutritional yeast in Standard peanut and/or tree nut ingredients?
Process products cause yeast infections? A Only Peanut Butter StandardBars continue to be
A Nutritional yeast, S. cerevisiae, is not made with peanut butter. Recognizing the
pathogenic and does not cause candida severity of peanut allergies, we have removed
or other yeast infections. peanut bran from other products and replaced it
with rice bran. Some StandardBar flavors contain

Allergen and Sensitivity Concerns almond butter.
Q Which products contain shellfish?
Q What allergens might be found in
Standard Process products? A Nutrimere and Iodomere contain green-lipped
mussel. Glucosamine Synergy contains
A “Our products are processed in a facility that glucosamine sulfate that is derived from crab
manufactures other products containing soy, milk, and shrimp. While not a shellfish, calamari (the
eggs, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.” source of oil in Calamari Omega-3 Liquid) is in
The preceding statement is printed on every the same family and may trigger a reaction in
product label to alert extremely sensitive those who are allergic to shellfish. Please consult
patients. Please read our labels carefully for any the product labels for the complete ingredient
possible ingredient allergens before listing on each product.
recommending supplements to patients who are
sensitive to certain foods. While we take Q How much lactose is found in Zymex Wafers?
precautions to avoid cross-contamination by A Zymex Wafers contain around 220 mg of lactose
thoroughly cleaning and sanitizing equipment per wafer. This is roughly the same amount of
and cleaning production suites, it is possible that lactose found in a teaspoon of reduced-fat milk.
some allergen residue may be present.
Q Does Standard Process have a list of
gluten-free products?
A Yes. Our complete list can be found in the
Product Selection Guide on Page 4, and on our
website. Products marked with the GF symbol
are on our gluten-free list. Patients and health
care professionals should know that we follow
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
guidelines, which state that products that
contain less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of
gluten can be labeled as gluten-free. All of our
products that are designated as gluten-free
contain less than 20 ppm and are tested every
time they are manufactured to be sure that they
meet this standard.

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