El’s Gluten-Free Snacks Review and Giveaway

Oh my! What a delight! I am addicted to el’s Gluten-Free Zesty Mix Medleys. The manufacturer, el’s, the makers of these wonderful gluten-free snacks, sent me samples of their Zesty Mix Medleys and Bagel Snaps. I love the Bagel Snaps because they are not as salty as the Medleys, and have a much milder flavor, and I really need to watch my sodium intake. However, the Medleys are to die for! They contain a little bit of everything: potato chips, corn nuts, pretzels, flaxseed corn chips, and a lot of spice, with a bit of a kick (heat). Definitely two tasty snacks! Read on to view a detailed photo of the Medleys.

Earlier this summer, I was on a long flight home from our vacation. When I’m tired is when I make mistakes of consuming gluten. I was handed a similar medley mix on the plane, opened them up and had a few bites. Suddenly a light went off…”These contain gluten! What am I doing?” Ever since then I have wanted some gluten-free snacks that tasted just like them. And here they are! What a treat!

El’s Gluten-Free Snacks are not only gluten-free, but are also diary-free, egg-free, nut-free, preservative-free, transfat-free, cholesterol-free, artificial color-free, artificial flavor-free, and GMO-free.

And, both Bagel Snaps and Medleys are a good source of Omega 3’s.

They are available in individual or family size.

Gluten Cross-Contamination

No worries, here! El’s samples and tests every batch for under 5ppm (parts per million) gluten. That is the lowest test available. Actually, their letter to us states 5ppm, but their website and packaging still state 10ppm. They have improved their testing process and just haven’t updated their website or packaging yet.

INGREDIENTS

Gluten-Free Bagel Snaps

Gluten-Free Flour Base (sorghum flour, tapioca flour, white rice flour, sweet rice flour, rown rice flour, organic evaporated cane sugar, chicory root, millet flour, molasses and honey, rice bran, sea salt, xanthan gum, active dry yeast), water, canola oil, flax seed, cane sugar, sea salt, paprika, black pepper, chili powder, cumin and thyme.

Gluten-Free Zesty Medleys

Flaxseed, Corn Chips (yellow corn masa, flaxseeds, soybean oil & salt), Corn Nuts (corn, oil, salt), Pretzels (corn starch, potato starch, tapioca starch, palm oil, dextrose, cellulose gum, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium biocarbonate, corn starch, mono-calcium phosphate), salt, citric acid, yeast, soy lecithin, soda), Potato Chips (potatoes, safflower and/or sunflower oil, sea salt), Gluten-Free Flour Base (sorghum flour, tapioca flour, white rice flour, sweet rice flour, rown rice flour, organic evaporated cane sugar, chicory root, millet flour, molasses and honey, rice bran, sea salt, xanthan gum, active dry yeast), canola oil, water, distilled vinegar, flax seed, organic gluten-free Worcestershire Sauce (apple cider vinegar, molasses, wheat-free tamari (water, soy bean, salt), water, evaporated cane juice, salt, lemon juice concentrate, ginger puree, tamarind, chili pepper, garlic powder, xanthan gum, shitake mushrooms, allspice, cloves, orange extract, lemon extract, natural smoke flavors, natural onion flavor (onion oil), cane sugar, sea salt, paprika, black pepper, chili powder, cumin and thyme. Contains soy.

Note: If you are hyper-sensitive to trace amounts of gluten, do not consume mushrooms. They are often grown on wheat though they usually test well below 20 parts per million.

Both gluten-free snacks are manufactured in a facility that also produces items containing wheat and/or nuts.

El’s is a small company. You will see on their website that gluten-free authors Danna Korn and Carol Fenster back their new bagel chips.

To purchase either of these gluten-free snacks go to el’s Kitchen’s website.

El’s was generous in offering to sponsor a gluten-free giveaway. See below for details.

THE GLUTEN-FREE GIVEAWAY

Disclaimer: El’s provided us with a free samples of their products to review, and we were under no obligation to review it, if we so chose. Nor were we under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a giveaway in return for the free products.

Check out all of our current gluten-free giveaways.

And the winner is…

Mia McGregor!

Congratulations Mia! You have until 11:59 on October 19, 2011 to respond to the winner’s email notification to provide us with your U.S. shipping address and phone number.

Again, congratulations!

Winner was chosen at random using random.org: