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FDA: "Love" is not an Ingredient

Well, the official word is out, we're no longer allowed to put love into our products. Just kidding...really we're just not allowed to list "love" as in ingredient on our...

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FDA Allows Macadamia Nut Health Claims

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a request made by the Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Corp. to use a health claim on their product labeling. We've long known that...

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We're Proud to be Using 100% Hawaiian Sea Salt

In most Tiny Isle products, salt plays a subtle, yet critical role in enhancing the flavor of the foods we produce. For us, it is essential that the salt we...

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Podcast: Chocolate is Multiple by Simran Sethi

Simran Sethi is the author of the book Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love, named one of the best books of 2016 by the Smithsonian Institute....

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South Africa Reports Rising Macadamia Nut Prices due to Short Supply

It looks like we can add Macadamia nuts to the list of niche foods (like vanilla and chocolate) that are experiencing increased demand beyond what can be produced. South Africa...

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Tiny Isle Avocado Salad

Here's a recipe for a simple avocado salad that is really, mostly just avocado! Naturally, the success of this dish depends on having really good flavor and texture in your...

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Island-Style Guacamole

Most of what you need to make guacamole can be found outside your back door here in Hawaii. We probably have 10 avocado trees around here, make that 10 different...

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About Agave Nectar

We sometimes get questions or comments about our use of agave nectar in our chocolate truffles and fudge. I'd like to share our perspective on this subject since the integrity...

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Macadamia Nuts

Though I have always liked Macadamia nuts, I never really knew much about them. Since Tiny Isle uses lots of macnuts I thought I would do a little research and...

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