Is Publix Bakery Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch Bar Cake, Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 6 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 4 ingredients contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • citric acid
  • cocoa powder
  • cocoa processed with alkali
  • cheese cultures
  • cream
  • cream cheese
  • cultured nonfat milk
  • nonfat milk
  • milk
  • pasteurized milk

citric acid

Dietitian note

Citric acid, a common food additive, is a known GERD trigger due to its high acidity, which can directly irritate the esophagus. It can also weaken the lower esophageal sphincter, allowing stomach acid to flow back up and cause heartburn. Furthermore, even small amounts of citric acid can significantly increase stomach acid production, worsening reflux symptoms.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Ingredients

SUGAR, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, EGGS, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, GUAR GUM, CHEESE CULTURES, CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM), SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, HAZELNUT BLEND (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, HAZELNUTS, COCOA POWDER, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, WHEY POWDER, LACTOSE, SOY LECITHIN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, VANILLA [MILK], NATURAL FLAVOR, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COLOR [APPLE, CARROT, HIBISCUS]), CORNSTARCH, NONFAT MILK, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), DEXTROSE, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, WHEY (MILK), EMULSIFIER (MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, 2% OR LESS OF ANTIOXIDANTS [TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID]), GUMS (CELLULOSE, GUAR, XANTHAN), NATURAL HAZELNUT FLAVOR, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CINNAMON, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA-CAROTENE (COLOR).

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About this product

Snack · Bar

Flavor
ChocolateyNuttySweet
Texture
CreamySoft
Commonly used for
SnackingOn The Go