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Mlo Protein Powder

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gymnastjlf Enthusiast
gymnastjlf
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I have an email in to the company, but I was hoping someone else might have an answer for me in the meantime. I purchased the MLO Vegetable Protein Powder the other day to increase my protein intake a little bit. I looked at the ingredient statement before purchase:

Soy protein isolate, soy fiber, corn bran, potato starch, broccoli powder, tomato powder, carrot powder, beet powder, papin. CONTAINS SOY. Manufactured in a facility that processes milk and egg products.

(Note no mention of wheat what so ever).

Great, I bought it, mixed some in with my cereal this morning. After I'd finished my cereal and went to put the powder back into the closet, I catch sight of this statement on the side of the canister:

MLO Vegetable Protein combines soy, sesame, and wheat with the finest vegetable protein sources as well as a modified amino acid to ensure optimal utilization.

Huh? I'm reading that as the powder has soy, sesame, and wheat mixed with veggie sources! Neither sesame nor wheat are mentioned. Their website offers no clarification, just the same statement.

I'm not one to react immediately when I have gluten, so I wouldn't necessarily know myself if it has gluten. Can anyone help me out here.... what am I missing?

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I still haven't gotten an email response from the company, but I called them this morning. I'm used to going through the "push 1 for English..... Push 4 for retail locations..." and spending minute after minute fighting my way through the menus to actually speak to a real live person. Well much to my surprise, 2 rings and I am greeted by a live person!

I spoke to Yvonne, who said that someone else had asked the same question a few weeks ago. What happened was they recently reformatted the ingredients in their MLO Vegetable Protein Powder, so there are now no grain ingredients in the product. Meaning no gluten. But they did not update the "romance" statement on the package.

I'm not overly thrilled with the flavor of the powder, I might have to try mixing it in yogurt rather than cereal, but I need more protein in the AM to get me through the day, and for now, the protein powder is convenient!

tarnalberry Community Regular
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thanks for posting the response! I was hoping you'd get something useful from them! :)

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