Is KING SOOPERS, CITY MARKET, GIVE THANKS SEASONAL CHOCOLATE CAKE GERD Friendly?
Why it's not GERD friendly
- buttercream chocolate sugar
- cocoa processed with alkali
- nonfat milk
buttercream chocolate sugar
Dietitian noteChocolate, 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
WATER, SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: EGG WHITES, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), EGG YOLKS WITH SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, CAROB POWDER, DEXTROSE, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MONO-& DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SALT, NONFAT MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, MONO-& DIGLYCERIDES, LACTYLIC OLEATE, POLYSORBATE 60, CALCIUM ACETATE, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, SOY FLOUR, RED 40, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID, TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANTS), BUTTERCREAM CHOCOLATE INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN & COTTONSEED OILS, PALM OIL MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, WATER, CORN SYRUP, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF MALTODEXTRIN SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PHOSPHORIC ACID, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MONO-DIGLYCERIDES POLYSORBATE 80, ETHYL ALCOHOL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, INVERT SUGAR, GLYCERIN, BHT, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE PRESERVATIVES).
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