FAQs Archive - Inka Foods imports Inka Crops premium snacks from Peru

Q: ARE YOUR PRODUCTS ALLERGEN FREE?

Inka Crops does use Dairy ingredients in some of their products outside of our product line . They have a strict allergen cross-contact prevention program that considers the following: separate identification and storage of allergen inputs, separate production lines for allergen products and regular products, intensive cleaning and disinfection after each production cycle, repeated employee training to ensure awareness, and verification and validation of processes.

Q: DO YOUR PRODUCTS CONTAIN TREE NUTS?

No, Inka Crops products do not contain tree nuts and their facilities are tree nut free . None of our products or ingredients contain them.

Q: WHAT KIND OF OIL IS USED IN YOUR PRODUCTS?

In 2021, Inka Crops changed the oil that they had been using for many years to High Oleic Sunflower Oil . They felt that this was a more healthy oil to use in their snacks: "[For some time] we have made our products with RSPO Palm Oil (sustainably sourced from Columbia), but due to the growing nutritional trend of reducing the consumption of saturated fats, we decided to migrate to High Oleic Sunflower Oil as of January 2021. High Oleic Sunflower Oil has less saturated fats, around 10%, versus 50% of saturated fats from Palm Oil."

Q: ARE THERE TRANS FATS IN YOUR PRODUCTS?

No, we don't use Trans Fat to make any of our products.

Q: ARE YOUR PRODUCTS GLUTEN FREE?

Yes, and this we guarantee by our certification from the Gluten Free Certification Organization (GFCO) . They grant the certification by evaluating each product including its ingredients, and inspects the Inka Crops facilities annually in order to verify that our processes keep the product gluten-free.