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    I was curious about Land O Lakes products. When I wrote to them
the first time, I got the letter below. The second time, they
clarified that the annatto used in their butter is GF, and only used
to color seasonally pale butter, and that their Cocoa Classics Hot
Cocoa Mixes were all GF. Nice to know, because I think they're better
than Carnation's or Swiss Miss. Good for travelling, too.
                              regards to all,
                                  Mary in NYC

---Land O Lakes Products <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thank you for visiting the Land O'Lakes website.
> The only Land O'Lakes products that contain gluten are LAND O LAKESŪ
> Frosted Butter Cookies and certain flavors of ice cream marketed only
> in the Minnesota area (for example, Cookies & Cream and Chocolate Chip
> Cookie Dough flavor).
> The natural flavoring is added only to the unsalted butter and it
> is lactic acid which is derived from milk.  This gives the unsalted
> butter a more cultured flavor.
> If there is a specific ingredient in one of our products you are
> concerned about, please let us know and we can check on it for you.
> Please let us know if we can be of assistance in the future.
> Sincerely,
> Land O'Lakes Consumer Affairs