Frequently Asked Questions

Outlined below are questions frequently asked by our customers. If you cannot find the answer to your query, please contact us.

FAQs

1. Where are CORN THINS available from?

CORN THINS products are available as detailed in the ‘Stockists’ page.

Real Foods P/L use fine sun dried sea salt for all of our CORN THINS and RICE THINS variants.  There are no anti-caking (free-flow) agents in this salt. Real Foods does however have anti-caking agent 551 (silicone dioxide) in its flavoured CORN THINS products (Sour Cream & Chives, and Tasty Cheese). The anti-caking agent is required to ensure flavour (seasoning) can be evenly dispersed on CORN THINS corn cakes.

Real Foods P/L is a gluten free manufacturing site, with no products produced containing wheat or gluten. Real Foods manufacture 6 varieties of CORN THINS crispbreads (Original, Sesame Organic , Soy & Linseed (Flax & Soy), Multigrain, Tasty Cheese, and Sour Cream & Chives) and 1 varieties of RICE THINS Wholegrain, of which all are “Gluten free”. You will find the “gluten free” statement on the packaging of these CORN THINS varieties mentioned on the side of the pack. The ‘Gluten Free’ status of Real Foods products has been verified through independent laboratory testing.

Both sorghum and millet, which are ingredients used in CORN THINS Multigrain, are gluten free.

Real Foods uses only a select number of corn and rice suppliers to provide us with the high quality, clean and pure grain required. Each supplier has provided a written guarantee that they have the systems in place to prevent the cross-contamination of their corn and rice grains with allergens.

Real Foods do not use any nuts in the manufacture of our products. However, we do manufacture a CORN THINS variant called “Organic Sesame”. Sesame is classified as an allergen, which many nut intolerant individuals are able to consume. Our CORN THINS Organic Sesame variant contains 2% sesame seeds. Real Foods have implemented a strict manufacturing and clean down regime, which is implemented each time the CORN THINS Organic Sesame are made. Production staff are not permitted to commence manufacturing new product until the clean down program has been completed, inspected and verified by the Quality Department as satisfactory.

The flavouring component of CORN THINS Flavoured variants (Sour Cream & Chives and Tasty Cheese) do contain dairy (milk) products and Soy in the flavour. To ensure there is no cross contamination Real Foods have implemented a strict manufacturing and clean down regime, which is implemented each time the Flavoured CORN THINS variants are made. Production staff are not permitted to commence manufacturing new product until the clean down program has been completed, inspected and verified by the Quality Department.

There are no eggs used in the manufacture of any Real Foods products.

Real Foods have implemented a strict manufacturing and clean down regime, which is implemented each time the Soy and Linseed (Flax and Soy) variant is made. Production staff are not permitted to commence manufacturing new product until the clean down program has been completed, inspected and verified by the Quality Department as satisfactory.

Real Foods only purchase product that has been certified as GM free. This is supported through a rigorous Vendor Quality Assurance programme which requires our suppliers to provide certified evidence that the product we are receiving is 100% GMO free. Further to this requirement, Real Foods randomly check incoming product from our suppliers for compliance to this requirement, in order to ensure total confidence in our claim.

All our Regular CORN THINS Regular variants are Kosher (Parev). Our Flavoured CORN THINS flavoured variants (Sour Cream & Chives and Tasty Cheese) have milk solids in the flavouring component, which are not Kosher Approved. To ensure there is no cross contamination between our Flavoured products and Regular Kosher Parev products, Real Foods have implemented a specific process in conjunction with Kashrut NSW, including a clean down regime, which is implemented each time the Flavoured CORN THINS variants are made. Production staff are not permitted to start production until a kosher supervisor has approved (koshered) the line to produce kosher products. This is verified by regular supervision inspections by Kashrut NSW. Our kosher products are identified by the KA logo.

Whenever possible Real Foods seek out the best quality Australian grown produce to use in our Australian made CORN THINS and RICE THINS products. Only when there are quality issues,  supply issues, or significant price differences, do we use non-Australian grown produce.

There are no eggs, dairy products or any other animal derivatives used in the manufacture of Real Foods Regular CORN THINS varieties, so are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Dairy products (Milk) are used in Flavoured CORN THINS variants, so they are not vegan. The Sour Cream & Chives variant is vegetarian. To ensure there is no cross contamination between our dairy and non-dairy containing products, Real Foods have implemented a strict manufacturing and clean down regime, which is implemented each time the dairy containing CORN THINS products are made. Production staff are not permitted to commence manufacturing new product until the clean down program has been completed, inspected and verified by the Quality Department as satisfactory.

There are no yeast or yeast derivatives used in the manufacture of any Real Foods Regular CORN THINS variants [Original, Organic Sesame, Soy & Linseed (Flax & Soy) Multigrain] or RICE THINS Wholegrain. There are yeast extracts in Tasty Cheese and Sour Cream & Chives Flavoured CORN THINS variants.

The GI of CORN THINS corn cakes are likely to be high. But as each CORN THINS slice is only about 6g, the amount of carbohydrate per slice is low (less than 5g per slice), which means the Glycaemic Load is not high when only eating a few slices. Alternatively, to lower dietary Glycaemic Index simply combine CORN THINS slices with lower GI foods (e.g. foods generally higher in fats and protein, such as meat, nut butters, avocado, or cheese) at each meal. 

Real Foods source the best ingredients to manufacture CORN THINS and RICE THINS products. These products are manufactured in accordance with HACCP Food Quality system requirements, to ensure the safe consumption of products by our consumers. A measured amount of pre-mixed grain is dropped into a mould. The mould is heated and the grains pop due to a short period (seconds) of high temperature within the mould. The popping grain (like popcorn) cannot escape and it fuses together in the circular shape of the mould that it is contained in. This is how the CORN THINS products are formed in the grain-popping machines. Flavoured CORN THINS variants are made exactly as above, but also have natural flavour (with no added MSG) delicately sprinkled on top to make a seriously tasty snack. More information is detailed on our ‘Creation Process’ page.

The packaging of CORN THINS crispbreads is similar to crisp/chip packaging (defined as part of the soft plastics category). These harder to recycle plastics are needed as they have higher barriers to oxygen and moisture, which is essential to being able to keep CORN THINS crispbreads fresh & crispy.

In AUS

CORN THINS crispbread & crisp/chip packets are not part of local council kerbside recycling system, and are no longer recyclable at Redcycle, as this ceased operating in 2022. Currently select locations are trialing drop off sites for recycling (similar as was done by Redcycle). More supermarkets are offering this option for recycling CORN THINS and chips packaging, but if this service is not available in your area yet, CORN THINS packaging will need to be placed in the bin.

In NZ

CORN THINS crispbread  packets are not part of the local kerbside recycling system, but can be recycled with ‘soft plastics’ in a number of locations. These locations are generally in the larger retail stores, like Woolworths, Pak N Save & New World stores. Here is a website to assist with locating drop off points for soft plastics https://www.recycling.kiwi.nz/our-story https://www.recycling.kiwi.nz/store-locator

In the UK

CORN THINS & Crisp/chip packets are not part of the UK kerbside recycling system, but can be recycled with ‘soft plastics’ in a number of locations. These are generally in the larger retail stores, like Sainsburys and ASDA, along with a select number of retail stores.  There is a website that helps people locate where this type of packaging (and other recyclable goods) can be recycled https://www.recyclenow.com/recycle-an-item/crisp-packets .

Here is another good resource/blog on soft plastic recycling in the UK, which may be of interest https://www.wasteless-sy.co.uk/news-blogs/all-you-need-to-know-about-recycling-soft-plastics/

As the declaration of Potassium content on packaging is not a regulatory requirement, this information has not been included in the Nutritional Panel of CORN THINS product packaging. We do realise that some people are interested in the Potassium content, so we have included this information on each of the CORN THINS variant’s nutritional panels here. Original is 228mg per 100g, Soy & Linseed is 215mg/100g, Multigrain is 242mg/100g, Sesame is 225mg/100g, RICE THINS Wholegrain is 292mg/100g, Tasty Cheese is 265mg/100g, Sour Cream & Chives is 279mg/100g

No. Buckwheat is not a form of wheat and does not contain gluten. It is a seed that can be used like many other grains to produce food products. 

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