Panera Bread Dropping A Long List Of Ingredients From New Hartford Location

It looks like Panera Bread nationally is dropping a long list of ingredients dubbed the "No-No List" by the end of 2016. How will this effect the New Hartford location, and other Central New York restaurants? 

Panera is taking steps in the consumers direction due to the concern over artificial-anything in foods and beverages.

More than 60% of consumers in a recent survey by marketing firm Nielsen said the absence of artificial colors or flavors is important to their food purchase decisions."

Panera's "No-No List" includes over 150 ingredients:

Acesulfame K

(Acesulfame Potassium)

Alum

(Aluminum Ammonium Sulfate/Aluminium

Potassium Sulfate)

Aluminum Calcium Silicate/Bentonite

(Calcium Aluminosilicate, Calcium

Silicoaluminate, Sodium Calcium Silicoaluminate)

Ammonium Chloride

Artificial Colors

(Synthetic and Certified FD&C)

Artificial Flavors

Aspartame

Astaxanthin

Autolyzed Yeast Extract

Azo Dyes

Azodicarbonamide

Benzoic Acid

Benzyl Alcohol/Benzoyl Peroxide

(Synthetic only)

BHA

(Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

BHT

(Butylated Hydroxytoluene)

Bromated Flour

Brominated Vegetable Oil

Caffeine

Calcium Bromate

Calcium Peroxide

Calcium Sorbate

Canthaxanthin

Caprocaprylobehenin

Caramel Color

(Classes II-IV)

Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Carmine/Cochineal

DATEM

(Diacetyl Tartaric Acid)

Diacetyl/Acetoin

Dipotassium Sulfate

Disodium Guanylate

(GMP)

Disodium Inosinate

(IMP)

EDTA

(Calcium Disodium EDTA/Disodium

Dihydrogen EDTA)

Esters of Fatty Acids

Ethoxyquin

Fat Substitutes

(Sucrose Polyester, Microparticulated

Whey Protein Concentrate)

FD&C Colors

Glycerides

(Mono & Diglycerides, all forms)

Glycerol Ester of Wood Rosin

High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

Hydrogenated Starch

Hydrolyzed Soy or Corn Protein

Lard

L-Cysteine

(Cystine)

Maltodextrin

Monosodium Glutamate/

Sodium Glutamate

(Added MSG, not naturally occuring)

Neotame

Nitrates/Nitrites

(Added, not naturally occuring)

Parabens (all)

Partially Hydrogenated Oils

/Artificial Trans Fat

Polydextrose

Polysorbates (all)

Potassium Benzoate

Potassium Bisulfate

Potassium Bromate

Potassium Lactate

Potassium Sorbate

Proprionates

(Calcium, Sodium)

Propyl Gallate

Propylene Glycol

Propylene Glycol Alginate

Saccharin

(Calcium Saccharin)

Salatrim

Silicones/Siloxanes

(Methyl Silicon, Dimethylpolysiloxane)

Artificial Smoke Flavor

Sodium Benzoate

Sodium Diacetate

Sodium Erythorbate

Sodium Lactate

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Sodium Metabisulfite

Sodium Phosphate/

Trisodium Phosphate

Stannous Chloride

Sucralose

Sucroglycerides

Sulfites

(Added, not naturaly occurring)

Sulfur Dioxide

Tertiary Butylhydroquinone

(TBHQ)

Theobromine

Titanium Dioxide

Triacetin/Glycerol Triacetate

Vanillin"

You can check the list and see what items have already been removed as of today, and what items are next on the chopping block.

So far according to the USA Today, the process of removing all the artificial additives has not been simple. Also this list does not include the beverages it sells currently, but expect that next.

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