Wafer gingerbread: the majority are convinced
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gingerbread contains Christmas spices, nuts and almonds. The ÖKO-TEST test results show which suppliers still add flavorings and which products contain problematic substances. Encouragingly, according to the consumer advocates, the majority of the gingerbread tested is recommendable.
ÖKO-TEST tested 18 wafer gingerbread products, five of which had an organic label. Many of the products scored "good" or "very good". However, there are also points of criticism.
ÖKO-TEST criticizes the fact that not all suppliers rely exclusively on spices such as cinnamon, cloves and cardamom for the Christmas taste. More than half of the conventional products in the test contain added flavorings. Animal studies suggest that added flavorings can lead to overeating and thus to weight gain - possibly by disrupting the brain's learned link between certain taste characteristics and the nutritional value of a food. ÖKO-TEST rates them accordingly.
The Fine Life Feine Nürnberger Oblaten gingerbread from Metro failed the test with "unsatisfactory". The laboratory commissioned by ÖKO-TEST detected aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH) in them - a group of substances that can also include carcinogenic and mutagenic substances.
Another, less questionable group of mineral oil residues was discovered in the Lidl gingerbread tested. They scored "satisfactory" - just like the organic gingerbread from Gottfried Wicklein, in which mold toxins were detected. Eight products in the test were convincing across the board and received top marks.
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