I’d really love to find out why this kind of thing happens, why add in unnecessary ingredients, what purpose does it serve?
I expect if one were to ask they’d just give a stock non-answer though.
I believe I read somewhere that some supermarkets/food companies add milk powder so as to remove any uncertainty of potential allergens. As opposed to a company saying "it MAY contain milk" as some companies want to avoid any potential legal action etc. Again, not sure it this is entirely true, just something I remember reading a while ago somewhere, not sure where. Who knows!
More likely adding a small amount of milk to bread makes it softer and rise better, which means you can use cheaper lower protein flour and spend less time on strengthening/rising. Milk powder is cheaper than actual milk but works the same.
The butter is most likely already margarine (rapeseed oil, stabilisers, emulsifiers) and garlic powder tbh. It'll be in the bread so they can cheap out on it.
I hope that Tesco don't follow suit with their cheapo Hearty Food Co baguettes, they're a regular purchase for me 😥
There are people I would kill for a hearty food co baguette icl
Same with the Aldi ones!
I’d really love to find out why this kind of thing happens, why add in unnecessary ingredients, what purpose does it serve? I expect if one were to ask they’d just give a stock non-answer though.
Thanks for the notice, i probably would have just picked one up assuming they were still ok.
I believe I read somewhere that some supermarkets/food companies add milk powder so as to remove any uncertainty of potential allergens. As opposed to a company saying "it MAY contain milk" as some companies want to avoid any potential legal action etc. Again, not sure it this is entirely true, just something I remember reading a while ago somewhere, not sure where. Who knows!
More likely adding a small amount of milk to bread makes it softer and rise better, which means you can use cheaper lower protein flour and spend less time on strengthening/rising. Milk powder is cheaper than actual milk but works the same.
I saw this too the last time I went. Tesco cheap ones are safe though.
Can they do something with milk powder that is cheaper than butter for spreading on the bread.
The butter is most likely already margarine (rapeseed oil, stabilisers, emulsifiers) and garlic powder tbh. It'll be in the bread so they can cheap out on it.
Their frozen ones are still vegan! Only the baguette mind