Eden Organic Tomatoes & Sauerkraut

Are Eden's canned tomatoes packed in cans with enamel lining that contain bisphenol-A?
Eden Organic Tomatoes are packed in steel cans coated with a baked on r-enamel lining. Due to the acidity of tomatoes, the lining is epoxy based and may contain a minute amount of bisphenol-A, it is however in the 'non detectable' range according to independent laboratory extraction tests. The test was based on a detection level at 5 ppb (parts per billion).

What is the shelf life of Eden Organic canned tomatoes?
Three years. Our production code is located on the bottom of the can and reflects the Julian Date Code.

Example: Date Code Sample: 9280A B691

• The first digit (5) is the last digit of the year: 2009
• The next three digits (280) is the day number in the year: the 280th day of the year 2009, which was October 7th
• The following letter (A) stands for afternoon shift or M for morning shift.
• The last four digits (B691) is the plant code for Thomas Canning, our canner.

How many tomato products does Eden offer?
Eden offers 3 Crushed Tomato varieties: plain, with organic basil, and with roasted onion and garlic in 15 ounce and 28 ounce cans; 4 Diced Tomatoes; plain, with organic basil, with roasted onion and garlic, and with green chilies in 14.5 ounce cans; 2 Whole Tomatoes: plain and with organic basil; 1 Pizza Pasta Sauce; and both salted and unsalted Spaghetti Sauce.

How are Eden Organic Whole Tomatoes peeled?
Eden Whole Tomatoes are hot water bathed before mechanically peeling. No lye is used. All of our other tomatoes are made with unpeeled to deliver the best taste and most nutrients.

Does Eden offer sodium free and low sodium canned tomatoes?
Yes. All Eden canned Tomatoes are made without salt added and are sodium free.

Does Eden use citric acid or other processing aides in canned tomatoes?
No. Eden does not use citric acid, lye, or other processing aides.

Do Eden Tomatoes contain the antioxidant lycopene?
Yes. Crushed Tomatoes: 1.281mg; Diced Tomatoes: 4.55mg; Pizza Pasta Sauce: 12mg; and Spaghetti Sauce 12.875mg of lycopene per serving. Cooked tomatoes are higher in lycopene than raw because cooking concentrates the lycopene content. Tomatoes cooked with oil increases absorption of lycopene. Eden Pizza Pasta Sauce and Spaghetti Sauce are cooked with Eden Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Are organic tomatoes higher in nutrients than non-organic?
A 10 year study conducted at the University of California "comparing organic tomatoes with standard produce found almost double the level of flavonoids - a type of antioxidant." They measured two flavonoids - quercetin and kaempferol and found, "that on average they were 79% and 97% higher respectively in the organic tomatoes than in the conventionally grown." The increase in flavonoids they say "is probably due to the absence of chemical fertilizers in organic farming."

What's so good about Eden Tomatoes?
Eden Tomatoes are organically grown on a third generation family farm in the Thames River Delta of southern Ontario, Canada. We use only the finest tomatoes ripened to redness by Nature alone. Immediately after harvesting they are taken to our processor just 45 miles away, where they are cleaned, uniformly small cut (referred to as fancy cut), and cooked within hours of harvest to capture their garden fresh flavor. The Canadian Inspector/Grader for canned tomatoes had this to say about Eden Organic Tomatoes, "The nicest tomatoes I've ever seen." They are rich in antioxidant vitamins C and A, provide 4 to 15 percent daily value of potassium and they're canned without salt added.

How is Eden Organic Sauerkraut made?
It's made from organic cabbage, chosen especially for its sauerkraut making qualities and fermented with Eden Sea Salt for six weeks, in stainless steel vats. During fermentation, the vats of sauerkraut are tended in a manner similar to a fine winery. Over seventy years of experience, traditional methods, and one family processing from soil to the jar gives Eden Organic Sauerkraut its homemade, old world character.

What is the shelf life of Eden Organic Sauerkraut?
Three years. Our production code is located on the top of the lid and reflects the Julian Date Code.

Date Code Example: 8137W 1SKOG 09:35

• The first digit (8) is the last digit of the year: 2008
• The next three digits (137) are the 137th day of the year 2008, which was May 16th.
• The following letter (W) is the shift code. W=morning, X=afternoon, Y=evening.
• The next five digits (1SKOG) are an abbreviation for Organic Sauerkraut.
• The last four digits (09:35) are the military time of day the Sauerkraut was canned, which was nine thirty five a.m.