Eden Foods has introduced 14 & 25-ounce glass jars of organic crushed tomatoes & sauces. These are the only shelf-stable organic tomatoes in the US packed in amber glass, protecting flavor & 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; & Crushed Tomatoes with Roasted Onion & Garlic, are now available in the new amber glass jars. Light causes discoloration & 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 & more costly, but it best protects food. Amber glass is also free of the endocrine disrupter chemical bisphenol-A (BPA).
