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Your lemon curd is full of thickener (egg yolk) and sugar (honey) too.
What thickener did they use? Soy lecithin? That’s the same thickener as found in your egg yolks.
What sugar? Just regular sugar? That has a similar glycemic index as honey.
Concentrated lemon juice is just lemon juice without the water. Was there also water in the recipe?
Sounds like your stomach trouble was due to something else. I’m not saying the lemon curd you bought was good quality, but it probably wasn’t much different than what you make. And those scary ingredients are the same as the ones that you already use.
those scary ingredients are the same as the ones that you already use.
lol. They used xanthan gum and white sugar.
Scary? Try this:
Honey is an antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory that also lowers triglycerides,
and does not cause joint pain like white sugar does.
I recently bought what was supposed to be lemon curd.
We made a bunch of mini tarts for xmas giveaways and I ate more than a few. For the next few days I ached like hell.
It turned out to be a pile of sugar and thickeners along with concentrated lemon juice.
The main ingredients in my lemon curd are lemon juice, lemon zest, egg yolks, and wildflower honey.
Your lemon curd is full of thickener (egg yolk) and sugar (honey) too.
What thickener did they use? Soy lecithin? That’s the same thickener as found in your egg yolks.
What sugar? Just regular sugar? That has a similar glycemic index as honey.
Concentrated lemon juice is just lemon juice without the water. Was there also water in the recipe?
Sounds like your stomach trouble was due to something else. I’m not saying the lemon curd you bought was good quality, but it probably wasn’t much different than what you make. And those scary ingredients are the same as the ones that you already use.
Probably the “more than a few” they ate.
Overconsumption leads to health issues? More at 9.
Scary? Try this:
Honey is an antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory that also lowers triglycerides, and does not cause joint pain like white sugar does.