Vecon Concentrated Vegetable Stock 250g

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Vecon Gluten Free Vegetable Stock 125g £1.86

Product Details

Vecon vegetable stock is a smooth concentrated paste made from a unique blend of vegetables, yeast extract and hydrolysed protein. It makes a delicious stock or drink, plus vecon has a high nutritional value with added iron and vitamins.

Serving Suggestion

Some ideas for using Vecon other than just a stock or casserole base:
Add vecon instead of salt to savoury pastry mix (1 tsp to 225g flour).
Add vecon to the crumble mixture for a tasty savoury crumble
Add a tspn of Vecon to water when cooking rice.
Add a tspn of Vecon to stir fries, or any savoury casserole.
For a delicious savoury drink put a tspn of Vecon in a mug and pour on boiling water. Only 7 calories a cup!

Usage

Vecon is delicious as a stock or casserole base and can even make a nutrional scrummy drink. Just add a teaspoon to a mug of hot water and stir.

Ingredients

Hydrolysed vegetable (soya and maize), protein, water, dehydrated vegetable powder (onion, celery, tomato, parsley, spinach, garlic) yeast extract, red pepper extract 1%, carrot extract 1%, kelp,ferrous sulphate, vitamin C, naicin, beta carotene ground black pepper, riboflavin, thiamin, vitamin B12.

Nutritional Information

per 100g:
Energy 531kJ/125kcal, Protein 16.6g, Carbohydrate 13.9g as sugars 2.9g, Fat 1.3g, as saturates 0.0g, Fibre 3.4g, Sodium 16.5g, Vitamin A 833.00ug, Vitamin C 100.00mg, Thiamin (Vit B) 5.00mg, Riboflavin (Vit B2) 6.00mg, Niacin 50.00mg , Vitamin B12 13.00ug, Iron 70.00mg

Recipe

Pancakes

Serves 4

100g plain flour (1/2 wholewheat, ½ white)
1 tsp Vecon vegetable stock
275ml skimmed milk
2 free-range eggs, beaten
vegetable oil for frying

Place flour in a mixing bowl, rub in Vecon. Beat in milk and eggs to form a batter and allow to stand for at least 10 minutes.
Heat oil in a heavy-based frying-pan. Pour in sufficient mix to cover the base of the pan.
Allow to lightly brown, then turn with a large flat spatula, or if you're feeling adventurous, with the flick of a wrist!
When browned on both sides, remove from pan and stack on between sheets of grease-proof paper.
Cover and keep warm in the oven.

Suitable for Diabetics, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Less than 5% fat, Lactose Free, Vegan, Wheat Free

Customer reviews - Vecon Concentrated Vegetable Stock 250g

Advice

- Fri 25th May 2007
On checking the full list of ingredients on a jar of Vecon vegetable stock before buying, I could find no mention at all of sodium or salt and could scarcely believe my luck at finding a seemingly salt-free stock. It was only later, when I checked the "typical nutritional information" small print that I found that Vecon has a HUGE sodium content of 16.5g per 100g. What this means is that a 125g jar contains about 49.5g of salt - almost half of it! I don't have a problem with Vecon selling whatever they want to sell but I DO have a problem with their labelling. This amount of salt should be highlighted in red, capital letters, or whatever it takes to notify people who might otherwise simply enjoy what they think is a salt-free addition to,their diet.
Reviewer's Name: Jim Roden

Reviews

err... vecon? - Fri 20th Nov 2009
I'm sure this used to be much nicer before the "new improved" recipe, which, whilst easier to spread on toast, is just a 'watered down' version of the original.
Oh what I would give to have the original version available!
Reviewer's Name: jody

Tips

Slimming World - Tue 26th May 2009
Slimming World recommend Vecon for a stock base for green days. It is really tasty and I sometime add a little to boiling water and have it as a drink.
Reviewer's Name: Anya

Savoury Vegetables - Thu 23rd Jul 2009
I like to add a little vecon (1/2 tspn or so) to my vegetables when boiling. It adds a lovely flavour to cabbage, leeks and onions. I also put a little in when I mash swede and turnip or other winter veg.
Reviewer's Name: Lesley from GoodnessDirect

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