365 Olives – Candida Diet Product

I don’t really like olives but my oldest daughter loves them.  When she was diagnosed with food allergies and I had to really start reading food labels I noticed that many commercially available olives contained a lot of extra stuff in them.  I was not sure what any of this stuff was but I was beginning to adopt the less is more mentality and wanted to find a product that just contained olives and water.  The additive that I noticed the most was in olives was Ferrous Gluconate.  Ferrous Gluconate is an iron derivative which is used to retain the color of the olives.  Although most sources that I consulted were in agreement that Ferrous Gluconate is a safe food additive I really wanted to see if I could find a brand without it.  I was delighted to find that 365 brand olives at Whole Foods did not contain Ferrous Gluconate.  The ingredients in this product are listed as Olives, Water and Salt and there is actually a note on the back of the can that states “These olives are not treated with ferrous gluconate and retain their natural color.”  I wanted to mention these olives because they are almost Candida Diet friendly.  They do contain regular salt (most regular salt contains small amounts of dextrose) which may be a problem for some candida dieters.  I was really hoping that I could find olives with sea salt or better yet no salt but I guess these are going to have to do for now.  If you love olives as my Cheyenne does and you are following the candida diet 365 brand olives may be a good fit for you.