Is HOLIDAY COOKIE TRAY GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 13 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 3 ingredients contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • unsweetened chocolate processed with alkali
  • unsweetened chocolate
  • cocoa butter
  • orange oil essence
  • semisweet chocolate
  • orange oil
  • orange pulp
  • lemon juice concentrate
  • vinegar
  • nonfat milk
  • pasteurized cultured milk
  • +5 more

unsweetened chocolate processed with alkali

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

BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL), WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR (CANE SUGAR, CANE SYRUPS), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, PALM FRACTIONS, WATER, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, ANTIOXIDANT (MIXED TOCOPHEROL [SOY DERIVED], VITAMIN A, BETA-CAROTENE), WHEAT FLOUR, BLEACHED, ENRICHED, BROMATED (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, POTASSIUM BROMATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, STABILIZERS [XANTHAN, LOCUST BEAN, GUAR GUM]), SUGAR (SUGAR, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, FD&C RED #40 LAKE, CARNAUBA WAX, AND FD&C RED #40.), PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, DEXTROSE, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL/RAPESEED, COTTONSEED AND SOYBEAN), SALT), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDES, BUTTER (CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORINGS), WATER, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ANNATTO (COLOR), CARAMEL COLOR, COCOA POWDER, CORN SYRUP, APRICOT PUREE, ASCORBIC ACID, DRIED APRICOTS, DRIED CRANBERRIES, SUNFLOWER OIL, PISTACHIOS, WALNUTS, PECANS, WHOLE EGGS, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, GLYCERINE, CARRAGEENAN GUM, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AND SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, BETA-CAROTENE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, ARTIFICIAL ALMOND FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, INVERT SUGAR, CORN STARCH, GUM ARABIC, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, ORANGE PEEL ZEST, CANE SUGAR, ORANGE OIL, ORANGE PULP, ORANGE OIL ESSENCE, RED RASPBERRIES, PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED GUAR GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MONO & DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT, SALT,) WHITE CHIPS (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL, COCOA BUTTER, NONFAT MILK, CREAM, WHEY, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN AND VANILLA,) SKIM MILK, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, VANILLA EXTRACT, VINEGAR, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEY, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE AND BENZOIC ACID), FD&C ARTIFICIAL COLORS (RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40, RED 3, BLUE 1, BLUE 2 SPICE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM.

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About this product

Cookie · Piece

Flavor
NuttyVanillaFruity
Texture
Crunchy
Commonly used for
Snacking