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Frequently Asked Questions
Loyal and new customers alike
frequently ask questions about the ingredients, health benefits and
availability of our products. The #1 question is "Where can I find Litehouse products?" Please
check out the Find Us page for a list of supermarkets
that carry Litehouse products.
Below are some of the other questions, with answers
compiled from our expert R&D staff, dieticians, and quality control personnel. If you
don’t find what you’re looking for, click
here to submit your question, and we will get back to you with an
answer as soon as possible.
- How did you get the name Litehouse,
and why aren’t
all your products
“lite”?
- Are there any Litehouse products without gluten?
- Do Litehouse products contain sulfites?
- What is MSG?
- How does Litehouse keep product fresh without preservatives?
- The ingredient panel lists guar gum, xanathan and carrageenan.
What are these?
- What does the date on the package mean? Is it good
after that date?
- What is the ratio of freeze-dried herb product to fresh?
To dried?
- What is Canola oil and why is it healthier than other
oils?
- Why are monounsaturated fats considered heart healthy?
- How does Canola compare to other oils?
- Why are omega-3 fats important?
- Does Litehouse have trans fat?
Q1: How
did you get the name Litehouse, and why aren’t all your products
“lite”?
A: Litehouse
was the name of the restaurant owned by the Hawkins family on Lake
Pend Oreille in the small tourist town of Hope, Idaho from 1958 until
1985. The Litehouse Restaurant was well known for unsurpassed views,
great food and it’s famous salad bar serving the original Bleu
Cheese Salad Dressing. When the first jars were bottled and sold
in a local grocery store in 1963 under the Litehouse name, nobody
had heard of
“lite” products. The salad dressing industry first
introduced ‘lite and fat free” products in the late
1980’s.
Q2: Are
there any Litehouse products without gluten?
A: These
Litehouse products do not contain gluten:
| Avocado Dip |
| Bacon Bleu Cheese |
| Balsamic Vinaigrette |
| Barbeque Ranch |
| Big Bleu |
| Bleu Cheese Crumbles |
| Bleu Cheese Vinaigrette |
| Blueberry Glaze |
| Buttermilk Ranch |
| Caesar |
| Chocolate Caramel |
| Chocolate Dip |
| Chocolate Yogurt Fruit Dip |
| Chunky Bleu Cheese |
| Chunky Garlic Caesar |
| Classic Feta |
| Coleslaw |
| Coleslaw with Pineapple |
| Creamy Cilantro |
| Dilly Dip |
| Freeze-Dried Basil |
| Freeze-Dried Chives |
| Freeze-Dried Dill |
| Freeze-Dried Garlic |
| Freeze-Dried Oregano |
| Freeze-Dried Parsley |
| Freeze-Dried Red Onion |
| Freeze-Dried Salad Herb Blend |
| Garden Ranch Dip |
| Garden Veggie Ranch Dressing |
| Greek Feta |
| Harvest Cranberry Vinaigrette |
| Heart of Bleu Cheese |
| Homestyle Ranch |
| Honey Mustard |
| Huckleberry Vinaigrette |
| Jalapeno Ranch |
| Lite Bleu Cheese |
| Lite Coleslaw |
| Lite Dilly Dip |
| Lite Greek |
| Lite Honey Dijon Vinaigrette |
| Lite Ranch |
| Low Fat Caramel |
| Medium Salsa |
| Monarch Mountain Gorgonzola Crumbles |
| New! 100 Calorie Reduced Sugar |
| New! Freeze-Dried Cilantro |
| New! Garlic Vinaigrette |
| New! Lite 1000 Island |
| New! Lite Caesar |
| New! Zesty Italian Vinaigrette |
| New! Freeze-dried Italian Herb Blend |
| New! Freeze-Dried Poultry Herb Blend |
| New! Litehouse 100 calorie chocolate dip! |
| New! Organic Balsamic Vinaigrette |
| New! Organic Caesar |
| New! Organic Ranch |
| New! Organic Ranch Dip |
| Onion Dip |
| Organic Raspberry Lime Vinaigrette |
| Original Bleu Cheese |
| Original Caramel |
| Peach Glaze |
| Pomegranate Blueberry Vinaigrette |
| Poppyseed Dressing |
| Ranch |
| Ranch Dip |
| Ranch Veggie Dippers |
| Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette |
| Red Wine Olive Oil Vinaigrette |
| Reduced Sugar Caramel! |
| Romano Caesar |
| Roquefort |
| Salsa Ranch |
| Southwest Ranch Dip |
| Spinach Parmesan Dip |
| Spinach Salad |
| Strawberry Glaze |
| Strawberry Yogurt Fruit Dip |
| Strawberry Yogurt Fruit Dip Single Serve |
| Sugar Free Strawberry Glaze |
| Sweet French |
| Thousand Island |
| Toffee Caramel |
| Vanilla Yogurt Fruit Dip |
| Vanilla Yogurt Fruit Dip Single Serve |
These products do contain gluten :
| Classic Stir Fry |
| Creamy Asian |
| Lite Ranch Veggie Dip |
| New! Soy Ginger |
| New! Ranch Vinaigrette |
| New! Tangy Orange Citrus |
| New! Thai Peanut |
| Sesame Ginger |
| Soy Ginger Vinaigrette |
| Teriyaki Stir Fry |
Q3: Do
Litehouse products contain sulfites?
A: Litehouse
products above 10 ppm in sulfites are: Raspberry Vinaigrette, Huckleberry
Vinaigrette and Cranberry Vinaigrette. This comes from high use of red
wine vinegar. All other Litehouse products are free of sulfites (a finished
goods level below 10 ppm), which are used in many products to reduce
discoloration and inhibit growth of microorganisms. The FDA estimates
one out of a hundred people is sulfite-sensitive, and five percent of
those also suffer from asthma.
Q4: What
is MSG?
A: Monosodium
glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer that has been manufactured
for nearly 100 years. It is often used as a controversial
food additive. Technically it is the sodium salt of glutamic
acid, a naturally occurring amino acid which is produced
in small quantities by the human body. Litehouse chooses
not to enhance our all natural products with this controversial
ingredient.
Q5: How
does Litehouse keep product fresh without preservatives?
A: Litehouse
chooses to rely on refrigeration, natural acidifiers,
quality raw ingredients and good manufacturing practices
to maintain a safe product for our customers without
the use of potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate.
Q6: The
ingredient panel lists guar gum, xanathan and carrageenan.
What are these?
A: Water
soluble gums are derived from a variety of botanical
sources including seeds (guar), seaweed by extraction
(carrageenan) and beet sugar fermentation (xanthan).
Gums are used as stabilizers, thickeners and bulking
agents. They improve mouth feel, appearance and pourability,
extend shelf life and build viscosity.
Q7: What
does the date on the package mean? Is it good after that
date?
A: The
date on our packaging is a best by date. This date indicates
that Litehouse guarantees the quality up to this date. After
that date there could be some deterioration of quality. It
is used for a guideline for our customers to receive a fresh
quality product.
Q8: What
is the ratio of freeze-dried herb product to fresh? To dried?
A: Litehouse
Freeze-dried herbs are used 1:1. One teaspoon fresh equals
one teaspoon freeze-dried . Litehouse Freeze-dried herbs
rehydrate instantly. Do not refrigerate upon
opening.
Q9: What
is Canola oil and why is it healthier than other oils?
A: Canola
oil is one of the richest sources of heart-healthy
monounsaturated fat. The #1 cause of death in the U.S.
is heart disease. To reduce the risk of heart disease,
the American Heart Association recommends reducing
saturated fat and dietary cholesterol, and making dietary
choices that lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, and increase
HDL (good) cholesterol. The American Heart Association
recommends including canola oil as part of a heart
healthy diet. Litehouse uses canola oil exclusively
as the basis for its regular and lite refrigerated
dressings
Q10: Why
are monounsaturated fats considered heart healthy?
 A: Monounsaturated
fat from canola oil increases HDL (good) cholesterol; low
HDL cholesterol is considered a risk factor for heart disease
and stroke.
- Monounsaturated fat from Canola oil, does not increase
LDL (bad) cholesterol High LDL (bad) cholesterol increases
risk for heart attack and stroke, especially when HDL
(good) cholesterol is low.
- Monounsaturated fats improve blood cholesterol
in people with diabetes, who have more than double
the risk of having a heart attack and stroke.
- Monounsaturated fats may help reduce the formation
of blood clots, thus reducing risk for heart attack
and stroke.
- Monounsaturated fats may help to dissolve blood
clots if they do form.
The American Heart Association recommends replacing saturated
fat with monounsaturated fat in the diet
Q11: How
does canola compare to other oils?
A:
Canola oil is one of the few plant foods containing
a significant amount (at least 10%) of omega-3 fats.
 
Canola oil is one of the few plant foods containing a significant
amount (at least 10%) of omega-3 fats.
Q12:
Why
are omega-3 fats important?
A: Omega-3
fats have been shown to:
- Decrease risk of sudden death and arrhythmia
- Decrease triglycerides; (elevated triglycerides are a risk factor
for heart attack and stroke).
- Decrease growth of atherosclerotic plaque, (artery-clogging substance).
Improve arterial health.
- Lower blood pressure (significant for reducing risk of heart attack
and stroke).
- The American Heart Association recommends increasing dietary sources
of
- omega-3 fats from plant (canola) and animal (fish and fish oil)
sources.
Q13:
Does Litehouse have trans fat?
A:The
hottest health claim of the year has always
been a standard at Litehouse. Litehouse
uses 100% Canola Oil, which has 0g trans fats.
The USDA has determined a diet low in trans
fat, saturated fat and cholesterol may help
reduce the risk of heart disease. Labeling
laws require trans fat be added to the nutritional
facts panel in 2006.
OTHER
POINTS OF DIFFERENTIATION
Salad dressings such as Kraft and Maries contain and primarily
use soybean oil, which contains significantly
less monounsaturated fat, and more than twice the saturated
fat of canola oil.
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