Eden Foods has introduced 14- and 25-ounce glass jars of organic crushed tomatoes and sauces. These are the only shelf-stable organic tomatoes in the U.S. packed in amber glass, protecting flavor and nutrients from light damage. But the driving force at Eden Foods for these amber glass jars of tomatoes was the avoidance of bisphenol-A (BPA) in high acid food cans, and failure of the can manufacturers to make BPA-free cans for tomatoes. Six products-Eden Organic Spaghetti Sauce, No Salt Spaghetti Sauce, Pizza Pasta Sauce, Crushed Tomatoes, Crushed Tomatoes with Sweet Basil and Crushed Tomatoes with Roasted Onion & Garlic-are now available in the new amber glass jars. Light causes discoloration and off-flavor through chemical change in food. Photo-oxidation (light damage) is systemic in food stores where fluorescent lighting, in particular, reduces food quality. Amber glass is difficult to get and more costly, but it best protects food. Amber glass is also free of the endocrine disrupter chemical bisphenol-A (BPA).
