FAQs
We regulary get asked lots of different questions about our delicious food. We’ve selected the most common ones hoping that you will find the answer you’re looking for.
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We regulary get asked lots of different questions about our delicious food. We’ve selected the most common ones hoping that you will find the answer you’re looking for.
The original Mr Organic is our very own Valerio, who comes from three generations of Italian tomato producers and still produces all of Mr Organic’s delicious tomato products on his own farm in Italy. Mr Organic has now grown to a whole team of people, and we all share Valerio’s passion for living positively and eating positively. Meet the family here.
We could talk forever about the benefits of eating organic, but to summarise –
Its better for the planet – respecting nature and enhancing soils, organic farming creates significantly less agricultural emissions and leads the way in food sustainability
Its better for you – fewer pesticides, fewer additives and preservatives, no GM ingredients… in short, no nasties go into organic food
Its better for wildlife – biodiversity is 50% more abundant on organic farms as land use is more nature-friendly
and most importantly… it tastes better!
We have included storage information for all tomato products within the product description.
Our tomato basics are naturally gluten free except from our Seitan Ragu Pasta Sauce, which contains gluten.
Never! There is absolutely no palm oil in any of our products. Palm oil is responsible for ridiculous amounts of deforestation and is extremely harmful to local communities, the environment and wildlife, which is why you’ll never find us using it.
Yes! All our products are 100% plant based, so everyone can enjoy them.
We are happy to let you know that we provide several different options of tomato basics to cater to every customer. We have Naturally Sweetened Ketchup, No Added Sugar and Healthier Choice Pasta Sauces amongst our range. If you need any help, feel free to contact our team at [email protected] to choose the best option for you!
None of our products are transported by air – we have simply chosen the more sustainable option of rail, road and seaway.
Of course, if more sustainable options become available in the future, we will happily review these.
To find out more about this topic, click here.
The majority of Mr Organic food is sourced from Italy, except for a few products. Our Tortellini is sourced in Germany and our Agave Syrups are sourced from The Netherlands.
None of our tomato-based products contain any added city acid (as our tomatoes naturally contain citric acid) and we use lemon juice in our bruschetta’s.
All our tomatoes are grown on Organic farms in Italy.
Our baked bean recipe is a closely guarded secret! However, if you are concerned about a particular allergen please do reach out to our team and we will advise
All our tins are now produced BPA NI! We only work with BPA-free tins. The lining of our jar lids are also BPA NI.
Most Mr Organic products are packed in Italy, and a small percentage are packed by our friends in Germany and The Netherlands.
We can confirm that our Organic Ketchup’s lid is made of BPA free Tinplate (tinplate ETN / EN 10203).
All our pastas are made from durum wheat. However, our Legume Rices and Gnocchi are specially designed to be gluten-free.
Our current pasta packaging is not yet recyclable in the UK. Whilst the material in itself would be recyclable, no British recycling company currently recycles it as it’s not profitable for them. There are current initiatives, such as Terracycle that are able to recycle the material, but it’s not as accessible as the council recycling yet. Have a look here if you’d like to find out more: https://www.terracycle.co.uk/en-GB
We are however proud to announce that we also offset our carbon footprint by donating to a tree plantation scheme through our pasta sales.
We are very excited that our next run of Pasta will be using 100% paper packaging!
We do not use palm oil in any of our products.
We can happily confirm that both our Free From Chocolate & Hazelnut Spread as well as our Dark Chocolate & Hazelnut Spread are suitable for vegans and do not contain any animal products.
We decided to switch to a 100% plant-based brand in early 2017 and have since stopped producing any non-vegan items. Prior to that we used to offer a Milk Chocolate Spread, which might still be available at some stockists, but this is not produced anymore.
Both our Free From Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread and Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread contain Hazelnuts and are therefore not suitable for people with Hazelnut allergies.
You can find a full list of the ingredients on the product descriptions here.
Both our Free From Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread and Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread contain Hazelnuts and are therefore not suitable for people with Hazelnut allergies.
You can find a full list of the ingredients on the product descriptions here.
The acidity level for our olive oil is 0.6 maximum.
We are proud to let you know that all of our oils are cold-pressed by solely mechanical means.
The oil is deodorised by the stripping it of fatty acid – all by mechanical or physical processes and no chemicals are used in this deodorising process.
We can confirm that the Olive Oil we produce is made using only Italian Olives.
100ml of Mr Organic Balsamic Vinegar of Modena contains 0.02g of salt, of which 0.013g is sodium.
Our Apple Cider Vinegars are raw, unfiltered and contain the mother – meaning that they’re unpasteurised and not heated up during the production process.
All Mr Organic products are vegan and vegetarian, we are happy to let you know that our Pestos are suitable for vegans.
Our delicious basil pesto is created with cashew nuts.
Our Chilli & Garlic, Red Pepper and Sun-dried Tomato Pestos do not contain any nuts.
Both our Basil Pesto & Sundried Tomato Pesto contain onion and garlic.
Our Chilli & Garlic Pesto currently contains garlic so is therefore not suitable for people with allium allergies.
Our Red Pepper Pesto contains onions and is therefore not suitable for people with allium allergies.
Please refer to the product description for more information. You can find these here.
All of our pasta sauces contain onion or garlic or a combination of both and are therefore not suitable for people with allium allergies.
Most of our pasta sauces are gluten-free:
Our Seitan Ragu is the only pasta sauce containing gluten, as Seitan is made from Vital Wheat Gluten. Our production completes all necessary precautions to avoid cross-contamination.
Our Healthier Choice range (Arrabbiata, Basilico, Bolognese & Mediterranea) does not contain added sugar and is low in salt.
For more information regarding ingredients, please check the product descriptions here.
We can happily confirm that all our Mayos do not contain any animal products and are therefore suitable for vegans.
If you would like to have a look at the ingredients, please visit the product page.
Our classic mayo does not contain any onions or garlic.
All of our tins are now produced BPA free!
Instead of BPA we are now using Varnished BPA-NI lining. After carefully researching the market, we had found that this was the best alternative offered to replace the BPA.
Since the market is constantly developing, once an improvement from what we are currently using to line our tins is introduced – we will be moving forward, too.
Our baked bean recipe is a closely guarded secret! However, if you’re concerned about a particular ingredient please do contact our customer service team and we will advise you.
Our rices are grown in the following locations:
Carnaroli: Italy
Basmati: Pakistan
Indica: India
Black: Italy
None of our rices contain arsenic
Loads! We are available in most independent health food shops across the UK, as well as most convenience stores in London. We’re also in Farmshops and Delis across the UK and can be found in Ocado, Waitrose, CO OP, Budgens, Nisa, Planet Organic, Whole Foods and Abel & Cole.
Can’t find the answers you’re looking for? Please feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to help!
If you would like to know more about Mr. Organic or our range of products, please get in touch using our contact form and we will be happy to help
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