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Keep the basic list below on hand as a reference so you can avoid foods containing gluten when shopping and eating out. Contact your local Celiac group for detailed lists of foods in your local area.
If you live in the US, you can get up-to-date listings for various processed food, restaurant food and medications here: Clan Thompson’s Gluten-Free Food & Drug Lists.
You might also be interested in my post Gluten Free Foods List
Foods Containing Gluten – Gluten Grains
Wheat – all varieties including spelt, kamut, durum, semolina, graham, faro, emmer, einkorn. Avoid all forms including whole grains, refined, berries, germs, brans, flours, sprouted and fermented. Note: more research needs to be done on ancient varieties of wheat like einkorn, but until it has been shown that it’s safe for Celiacs and gluten intolerant people, it’s best to avoid it.
Barley - all varieties and forms including anything that has ‘malt ‘as an ingredient. Malt foods include malt vinegars, malted milk drinks and candies, beer, and brown rice syrup.
Rye – all varieties and forms
Triticale – a hybrid of wheat and rye created in laboratories during the late 19th century
Gluten is used as an additive and/or ingredient in thousands of processed foods and personal care items. Always check labels and confirm with manufacturers to find out if they are using gluten in their products.
Note: Sometimes you will see “corn gluten” or “rice gluten” listed as an ingredient in foods. Gluten in both of those cases refers to the protein part of corn and rice, NOT the problematic proteins found in the gluten grains that gluten intolerant people must avoid.
Perhaps you’ve also seen the term “glutinous” to describe rice. Glutinous in that case simply means sticky. Glutinous rice is also called “sweet rice” or “sticky rice”. Glutinous rice isn’t a gluten grain.
Potential Sources of Gluten In Processed Foods and Drinks
If the label lists any of the foods/ingredients/additives below and the product isn’t certified gluten free, be cautious. Please confirm with the manufacturer that gluten is not present before purchasing and consuming.
baking powder
beer (unless labeled gluten free, ALL beer must be avoided)
breading mixes
brown rice syrup
canned meat/fish in broth
caramel color (usually from corn, but check)
cheese sauce
cocoa mixes
condiments like ketchup and mustard (gluten is often used as a stabilizer)
dry-roasted nuts
deli meats
dextrin (usually from corn but confirm)
emulsifiers
frozen french fries (can be in the coating)
frozen burgers
gravy
hot dogs
hydrolyzed plant protein (HVP)
licorice (both black and red)
modified food starch
mono and di-glycerides
natural flavorings
rice products with seasoning packets + some imported rice (may have been dusted with wheat flour)
seiten (powdered wheat gluten found in many vegetarian products, including meat and cheese substitutes)
stabilizers
starch
soy sauce (usually made by fermenting soy and wheat. You can buy wheat free tamari instead)
sausages (wheat is often used as a ‘filler’. The package may not list it if it isn’t a standard brand. Ask if in doubt)
spice and herb blends (pure spices and herbs are gluten-free, but when assembled into mixes sometimes gluten is added)
texturized vegetable protein (TVP)
Remember, ANY processed or restaurant food can contain gluten either because gluten foods are in the ingredients or via cross contamination during processing and cooking. Ideally you should buy products that are certified gluten free or are very unlikely to be contaminated. Please see my post Gluten Free Foods List
You can also purchase a gluten testing kit to test foods that you’re unsure about.
