Is CHURRO WITH CHOCOLATEY ICING PASTRIES, CHURRO WITH CHOCOLATEY ICING GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 4 ingredients that contain GERD friendly.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • chocolate liquor
  • cocoa
  • cocoa processed with alkali
  • citric acid

chocolate liquor

Dietitian note

Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, can be a trigger for GERD symptoms. Caffeine and Theobromine, both found in chocolate, can relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This muscle acts as a barrier between the esophagus and stomach. When relaxed, it allows stomach acid to flow back up into the esophagus, causing heartburn. The high fat content in chocolate can also contribute to GERD symptoms by slowing down digestion and relaxing the LES.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, BROWN SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORN STARCH, POLYDEXTROSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, TBHQ, CITRIC ACID), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, COCOA AND COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, DRY YEAST, DEXTROSE, CINNAMON, MODIFIED WHEY, WHEAT STARCH, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), GLYCERIN, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID SULFATE, SODIUM CITRATE, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, TBHQ, CITRIC ACID), XANTHAN GUM, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, POLYSORBATE 60, COLORED WITH (ARTIFICIAL COLOR, RED 40), GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SUCRALOSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR.

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About this product

Snack · Piece

Flavor
SweetChocolatey
Texture
CrispySoft
Commonly used for
SnackingBreakfast ItemOn The Go