Is FUDGE PEPPERMINT COOKIES GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 7 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 1 ingredient contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • natural peppermint oil
  • cocoa powder
  • crushed peppermint candies: sugar
  • sugar
  • cocoa processed with alkali
  • cocoa
  • citric acid
  • milk

natural peppermint oil

Dietitian note

Mint, particularly peppermint, has a muscle-relaxing effect. This can relax the LES, a muscle that acts as a barrier between the esophagus and the stomach. When the LES is relaxed, stomach acid can more easily flow back up into the esophagus, triggering heartburn and other GERD symptoms

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

COOKIE: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CONFECTIONERS SUGAR (SUGAR AND CORNSTARCH), PALM OIL SHORTENING, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA-CAROTENE COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), EGGS, COCOA, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, WHEY, EGG WHITES, CORNSTARCH, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS MILK), SALT, SOY LECITHIN AS AN EMULSIFIER, SODIUM BICARBONATE, LEAVENING MIX (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE). CHOCOLATE COATING: SUGAR, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OILS, COCOA POWDER, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, WHEY, SOY LECITHIN AS AN EMULSIFIER, NATURAL VANILLA. CRUSHED PEPPERMINT CANDIES: SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (FOR COLOR), RED 40, NATURAL PEPPERMINT OIL.

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About this product

Cookie · Piece

Flavor
MintyChocolateySweetRich
Texture
Soft
Commonly used for
SnackingBaking