Let's Compare: Gluten Free Pancake Mix
Let's Compare: Gluten Free Pancake Mix
Let's say you're at the grocery store, you need pancake/biscuit mix and you're in the gluten-free section looking at the ample varieties of boxes and bags, and each of them is calling for your attention. How do you decide which to buy?
Here is a list of all the things you should consider to get the best value in terms of quality and sustained energy :
- nutrients
- servings
- serving size
- ingredients, whole grains, types of sweeteners, etc.
That may seem like a lot of things to evaluate, but once you get the hang of it, comparing products will be a piece of cake (gluten-free, of course). Today we are comparing our own Voyaging Foods Gluten Free Tarocakes Pancake Mix and a popular brand we found at our local health food store. You can see where we have highlighted some important facts and differences. Take a look at the chart and then you can decide for yourself.
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GF Pancake Mix |
Voyaging Foods Tarocakes Gluten Free Pancake Mix |
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Highlights |
Wheat free, nut free, soy free |
Wheat free, nut free, soy free, corn free, aluminum free, no refined sugars, no added flavoring |
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Weight |
15oz (425grams) |
10 oz |
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Price |
$10.00 |
$16.00 |
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Servings |
16 four-inch pancakes |
50 three-inch pancakes |
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Price per Pancake |
$0.63 |
$0.32 |
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Serving Size |
53 grams or 2 pancakes |
40 grams |
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Price per Serving |
$1.26 |
$1.92 |
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Organic ingredients |
No |
Yes |
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Certified Gluten Free |
Yes |
Yes-Celiac Sprue Association |
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Non-aluminated baking powder |
Not specified |
Yes |
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Corn-free |
No |
Yes |
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Fiber |
1 gram per serving |
9 grams per serving |
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Iron |
4% Daily Value |
6% Daily Value |
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Calcium |
2% Daily Value |
10% Daily Value |
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Protein |
2 grams per serving |
3 grams per serving |
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Sugar |
4 grams per serving, unspecified |
7 grams per serving, palm sugar (low-glycemic) |
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Ingredients |
Whole grain brown rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, rice flour, sugar, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, monocalcium phosphate), natural flavors, salt, xanthan gum. |
Organic gluten-free coconut flour, gluten-free Hawaiian Royal Ali’i taro powder (dried organic taro), organic palm sugar, non-alluminated baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, potato starch, potassium bicarbonate), Hawaiian sea salt. |