Ingredients for Flavor
Semi Sweet Chocolate
We use semi sweet chocolate on our Milano® Slices to deliver that signature chocolate taste.
Sugar
We use granulated sugar to help enhance the sweetness of our Milano® cookies. Sugar is a common ingredient in baking and helps to also develop the golden brown color on the biscuit.
Natural flavors
A common term for flavors which give products their distinctive tastes. Natural flavors, oils or extracts can be derived from a wide range of foods such as fruits, vegetables and herbs. We choose natural flavors in order to avoid using artificial flavors.
Peppermint Oil
Is used in our Peppermint Milano® Slices to help deliver the signature mint taste. Peppermint oil is made from the Peppermint plant and is a common ingredient in such things as tea, chewing gum, and candy canes.
Toffee
Is used in our Sweet Toffee Milano® Slices. These candy pieces help to deliver that sweet crunch in every bite. Our toffee is made from such ingredients as sugar, butter, and corn syrup.
Almonds
Real almond pieces are used in our Crunchy Almond Milano® Slices.
Ingredients for Texture
Eggs
Eggs are used in our Milano® cookies to help combine ingredients, add natural color and provide a distinct texture.
Egg Whites
Egg whites are used in to help obtain the airy texture of our Milano® cookies and to help strengthen the dough.
Enriched Wheat Flour
The flour is enriched with essential nutrients: niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2) and folic acid. The flour we use is made from soft red winter wheat grown in the in the US and Canada.
Ingredients for Leavening
Baking Soda
We use Baking Soda to help the Milano® cookies rise in the oven.
Yeast
Yeast is used to make the pretzel for our salted pretzel topping.
Ingredients for Color
Red 40 Lake
Our Peppermint Milano® Slices contain Red 40 lake, which is an artificial food color used in the candy cane topping for the red stripe.
Titanium Dioxide
Our Peppermint Milano® Slices contains titanium dioxide, which is derived from the titanium element and is used in the candy cane topping for the white stripe.