Costco's Popular Lemon Blueberry Loaf Is Missing Its Star Ingredient

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[{"selector":"#anim-bd707e4c-15cc-427e-9e03-b65b9b905f73","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4a3babc-7352-43bd-8b9d-c9c79f1fdc4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e5fba0e-d736-4a89-8f6d-c270c0626412","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e01d568-0691-4c41-8ee1-606df5968423","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.59459%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The message spurred other Costco buyers to report that their cakes had few blueberries. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-a40ef02d-9ea3-4769-90a4-68fa758e30e9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-79eb6c86-e3c6-4e70-8563-eb5d18fc03b9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-077c5488-2f85-4048-ba7b-9d9f8281fc9c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-665aa9cc-441f-4122-8d93-0f8334e34c71","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.59459%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "I concur. I bought my first loaf Friday after hearing good reviews. It's lovely but lacking in blueberries "shopper said. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-a8162dc1-f500-4e53-a573-85ff5c6c68b4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b612fa23-279e-456f-87e6-aca36ef76ab8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83991d17-e427-4e2f-be35-48642e4efaa9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60df35d4-a013-45d4-b5ac-961b5dbb9507","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-104.59459%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Mine was super lemony but only had a few berries down at the bottom," one commented. Learn More Arrow

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