Food and Additives to
Avoid
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Alcohol
(derived from gluten based products such as wheat, barely, malt, rye, etc.)
Ale
Artificial Color (check with manufacturer, could contain gluten)
Artificial Flavoring (check with manufacturer, could contain gluten)
Baking Powder (check with manufacturer, could contain gluten, Clabber Girl is
G.F.)
Barley Grass
Barley
Barley Malt
Beer (There are a few Gluten Free Beers on the
Market Now)
Bleached Flour
Blue Cheese (generally made with bread, that is wheat based)
Bran
Bread Flour
Brewer's Yeast
Brown Flour
Bulgar Wheat or Nuts
Buttermilk (some contains modified food starch)
Bouillon Cubes & Prepackaged Broth
Calcium Caseinate (Contains MSG, check with manufacturer))
Cakes & Cake Mixes
Cake Flour
Candy (always check with manufacturer, often dusted with flour to prevent
sticking)
Canola Oil (Canola is G.F. but can have a laxative effect in some individuals)
Caramel Color (some types contains gluten, call manufacturer)
Cereal (most contain gluten, Health Valley makes several G.F. Varieties)
Cereal Binders, Extracts, and Fillers (usually contain gluten, verify with
manufacturer)
Cheese (shredded cheese is often dusted with flour to prevent sticking)
Chilton
Chocolate Syrup (read label, contact manufacturer)
Chorizo (most contain cereal fillers, check label, contact manufacturer)
Chow Main Noodles
Citric Acid (in the U.S. it is gluten free, but outside U.S. it can be made from
wheat or corn)
Cocoa (Check with Manufacturer, Hersheys and Nestles are G.F.)
Cookie Mixes
Couscous
Cracker Meal
Croutons
Dextrins (Check with manufacturer, made from a variety of starches including
wheat)
Distilled Vinegar (Check with manufacturer, most apple cider, balsamic, white
wine are G.F)
Doughnuts
Durum
Durum Flour
Edible Starch
Einkorn Wheat
Farina Graham
Filler
Fish (some processed fish contains gluten. Ex. Gorton's Grilled Fish &
Imitation Crab Meat)
Flavorings (check with manufacturer, could be gluten based)
Flavored Prepackaged Rice (check with manufacturer, Rice A Roni IS NOT
G.F.)
Flavored Prepackaged Pasta (rice or corn pasta makes a great substitute)
Flavored Instant Coffee (check with manufacturer)
Flavored Instant Tea (check with manufacturer)
Flour Tortillas
Food Coloring - (Check with manufacture, Walton's and McCormicks are G.F.)
Food Starch (check with manufacturer, can be wheat based)
Frozen Dinners (check with manufacturers, Amy's & Whole Food have some G.F.
dinners)
Fu (dried wheat gluten)
Gelatinized Starch (check with manufacturer)
Germ
Glutamate
Gluten Flour
Graham Flour
Granary Flour
Gravy & Gravy Mixes (check with manufacturer)
Groats (barley, wheat)
Ground Spices (check with manufacturer. McCormick's and Frontier make G.F.
Spices)
Guar Gum (this is gluten free, but has a laxative effect on some individuals)
Gum Base (check with manufacturer)
Hamburger Patties (when purchasing or eating out make sure it contains no
fillers)
Hard Wheat
Hydrolyzed Oat Starch (gluten free, but could have cross contamination)
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP, check with manufacturer, often contains wheat)
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP, check with manufacturer, often contains
wheat))
High Protein Flour
Ice Cream (some contain gluten, check with manufacturer)
Ice Cream Cones (Their are a couple of gluten free brands on the market
currently)
Inulin (Usually made from chicory, but best to check with the manufacturer)
Kamut (Pasta wheat)
Ketchup (contains vinegar, check with manufacturer. Heinz is gluten free)
Laxatives (Most contain gluten. Check with manufacturer, read label. Metamucil is G.F.)
Liquor (many are made from glutinous grains, check with manufacturer)
Malt (check with manufacturer, generally wheat/barley based)
Malt Extract
Malt Syrup
Malt Flavoring
Malt Vinegar
Mayonnaise (contains vinegar, check with manufacturer. Hellmans, Dukes, Best
Buy, Kraft are GF))
Marshmallows (check with manufacturer)
Marshmallow Creme (check with manufacturer)
Millet (gluten free, but beware of cross contamination)
Miso
Matzo Semolina
Matzo Meal
Modified Food Starch (check with manufacturer)
Modified Starch (check with manufacturer)
Mono and Diglycerides (Check with manufacturer, could be wheat based)
MSG (Made outside USA can be made from wheat. US MSG usually from corn))
Muffins & Bread Mixes
Mustard Powder (check with manufacturer, Coleman's is not gluten free)
Natural Flavoring (check with manufacturer)
Non Stick Cooking Sprays. (some contain flour or grain alcohol. Pam & Wesson
have a G.F. spray)
Oats (oats are gluten free, beware of cross contamination. McCains & Quakers are
not G.F.)
Oat Bran (oats are gluten free, beware of cross contamination)
Oatmeal (oats are gluten free, beware of cross contamination)
Oatrim (oats are gluten free, beware of cross contamination)
Pancakes
Pasta
Pearl Barley
Pies (this includes the filling that is often thickened with flour)
Popovers
Pop Tarts
Powdered Sugar (contact manufacturer)
Pretzels
Potato Chips (the seasoning usually contains wheat. Contact manufacturer)
Prepackaged Mixes & Spice (example taco mix. McCormick taco mix is G.F)
Pudding (check with manufacturer. Kozy Shack
is gluten free & very good)
Restaurant Grills & Fryers ( be very careful of cross contamination)
Rice Malt (Usually contains barley or Koji, contact manufacturer)
Rice Syrup (contact manufacturer, some contains barley, Lundberg Farms is G.F.)
Rice Paper (contact manufacturer)
Rye
Sausage (most contain fillers, check with manufacturer)
Seitan
Semolina
Semolina Triticum
Shoyu (soy sauce, check with manufacturer)
Small Spelt
Soba Noodles
Soft Wheat
Sodium Caseinate (Contains MSG, check with manufacturer)
Soy Sauce (most contains wheat, try San-J wheat free Tamari)
Spirits (check with manufacturer)
Spelt
Sprouted Wheat or Barley
Starch (in the U.S starch is generally made from corn, contact manufacturer is
unsure)
Steak Sauce (check with manufacturer)
Stock Cubes (check with manufacture, generally contain wheat)
Strong Flour
Suet
Taco Mixes (check with manufacturer)
Tabbouleh
Teriyaki Sauce
Textured Vegetable Protein - TVP
Triticale
Udon ( wheat noodles)
Vanilla & other Extracts (contact manufacturer, could contain alcohol made
from gluten)
Vegetable Starch (check with manufacturer usually contains gluten)
Vegetable Gum (check with manufacturer)
Vinegar (check with manufacturer)
Vitamins (check with manufacturer)
Wheat
Wheat Bran
Wheat Gum
Wheat Berries
Wheat Nuts
Wheat, Abyssinian Hard triticum durum
Wheat, Bulgur
Wheat Durum Triticum
Wheat Triticum mononoccum
Wheat Starch
Wheat Germ
Wheat Grass
Whole-Meal Flour
Whole Wheat Flour
Whiskey
Waffles
Wieners (check with manufacturer, usually contains fillers)
Zwieback Cookies
I know this
is a long, ugly list, but I also have a list of Safe Foods &
Additives. I
always try to
eat fresh vegetables, and fruits along with meat,
chicken, pork, and fish
that are fresh from the butcher without any seasoning, batter, and/or sauce. I have also
rediscovered the Farmers
Market for purchasing fresh and often economical produce. When you first go on a
gluten free diet, you will often feel worse before getting better;
this is the
bodies way of removing toxins.
A good suggestion for this detoxification period is lots of rest, water ( to help flush
the body), and tender
loving care and support from family members and friends.
Also
remember when you start eating gluten free you will really be eating more
healthy. You are
not getting any of those nasty additives and flavorings
that are not good for us
anyway. If you are unsure if a product contains gluten, always contact the
manufacturer. Never take anything for granted, it can
make you very sick and it
is not worth it. Even if you do not feel sick after eating gluten, it is still
able to destroy the villi in the intestines. Remember one
speck of gluten from
cross contamination can be just as dangerous as if you ate the whole sandwich.
Gluten is poison to a celiac, so we must be vigilant
in avoiding it and become
food label detectives. Remember if you accidentally ingest gluten, it is not the
end of the world. You will just need to continue
on with your gluten free diet.
Every celiac makes a mistake, it is inevitable with the way that manufacturers
are allowed to hide ingredients under various
misleading names on their labels.
If you need help determining what is gluten free, feel free to email me anytime
and I will be glad to assist you.
Good Luck and God Bless,
Lucy Shriver
gfkitchen@yahoo.com
The Gluten Free KitchenŠ 1996 - 2007