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Q: Potassium lactate and sodium diacetate are listed as ingredients on your package. What are they?

A: Potassium lactate is based on potassium salt of natural L (+) lactic acid, which is produced by fermentation of sugar. Both of these food grade ingredients have history as flavoring agents, are very safe and are commonly used to inhibit bacterial growth.

Q: Sodium erythorbate is listed as an ingredient on your label. What is it?

A: Sodium erythorbate is a man-made form of vitamin C. Sodium erythorbate helps keep the color of franks, ham, and other cured meats stable. Sodium erythorbate and similar forms of vitamin C have been used in cured meat products for more than 38 years.

Q: What is modified food starch?

A: The modified food starch used in Bar-S Foods products is corn starch unless otherwise stated on the ingredient label.

Q: What type of casing is used on the hot links?

A: Our hot link casing is collagen-based, made from cowhide.

Q: Do your products contain lactose?

A: Only our corn dogs and cheese-flavored products contain lactose.

Q: Do your products contain wheat?

A: Only our corn dogs contain wheat.

Q: Do your products contain whey?

A: Only our corn dogs contain whey.

Q: Do your products contain soy?

A: Only our corn dogs contain soy.

Q: What type of oil do you fry your corn dogs in?

A: We fry our corn dogs in soybean oil.

Q: Are your products gluten-free?

A: Our sausages, hot dogs, lunchmeat, and bacon are gluten-free. There is gluten in our corn dogs.