Shocking Foods with Gluten
Shocking foods with gluten: Over the holidays we were visiting family and someone asked if I wanted a Bloody Mary and that the mix they bought was gluten-free. I do not drink, so I passed on the offer but my brother asked if Bloody Mary typically had gluten. Yep, many mixes have Worcestershire Sauce (or the bartender adds a few drops to his mix) and that contains gluten.
Everyone should be aware of this because my aunt made stuffed mushrooms and claimed they were gluten free because she didn’t add any cracker or breadcrumbs but when I asked her for her recipe she said she added a few dashes of Worcestershire Sauce. This can be quite problem-some for those with serious allergies. So I thought I would put a list together for you, whether it is for you to get rid of all gluten in your life or you have a relative coming for dinner who suffers from a gluten allergy.
Foods You Wouldn’t Expect to Have Gluten
- Beer
- Beverage mixes
- Bologna
- Candy
- Canned baked beans
- Cold cuts
- Packaged cereals, even corn cereals
- Commercially prepared broth
- Commercially prepared chocolate milk
- Commercially prepared soup
- Custard
- Enchilada Sauce
- Fruit fillings
- Gravy
- Gum
- Hot dogs
- Ice cream
- Non-dairy creamer
- Oatmeal
- Potato chips
- Pudding
- Root beer
- Syrups
- Salad dressing
- Soy sauce
- Taco Seasoning
- Vegetables with commercially prepared sauces : Alfredo
Ingredients with Hidden Gluten
- Barley
- Barley grass
- Binders
- Blue Cheese
- Bouillon
- Bran
- Brewers yeast
- Bulgar
- Cereal binding
- Chilton
- Couscous
- Durhum
- Edible starch
- Emulsifiers
- Farina
- “Fillers”
- Hydrolyzed plant protein
- Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
- Kamut
- Kasha
- Malt
- Malt flavoring
- Malt vinegar
- Matzo
- Modified food starch
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- “Natural” flavor
- Rye
- Seitan
- Semolina
- Some spice mixtures
- Soy sauce
- Spelt
- Stabilizer
- Suet
- Teriyaki sauce
- Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)
- Wheat
- Wheat grass
- Wheat protein
Everyday gluten free foods
- Fresh meats
- Fish and Shellfish
- Poultry and game
- Vegetables
- Fresh Herbs
- Nuts
- Eggs
- Cheese
- Cottage Cheese (not all spreads)
- Yeast
- Cream of tartar
- Baking soda
- Peppercorns
- Tamari soy sauce
- Cider Vinegar
- Wine Vinegar
- Distilled Vinegar
- Coconut Vinegar
- Tea (check ingredients to be sure)
- Xanthan gum
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Thank you for this list! Most of these foods I found out the hard way (rashes mostly, but recently I had to take a trip to the hospital with Buffalo Wild Wings). I sent this to my family – my sister has MS and she gets episodes if she eats gluten, and keeps them away by not eating it.
Thanks holly!
I need suggestions as to how to prevent the coconut flour and egg protein powder from clumping when I make bread. Thanks, Janet Brook
Can you send this list in a printable format?
Thanks
That’s quite the list of foods! Thus why homemade foods are always the best way to go.
I think Balsalmic vinegar has gluten in it too.
I would add oatmeal, because of the risk of cross contamination if it’s transported or processed in equipment that also processed wheat.
I would add enchilada sauce to that list. I had NO clue it was made w flour!
Bottom line….if you are gluten sensitive, read your labels. There are gluten free options for many ingredients that traditionally “glutenized” General Mills even has gluten free lucky charms (not that I’d eat them). So the landscape of gluten free foods is constantly changing. Read those labels!
I am Celiac, and it is very hard to live this way with my husband who cant live without bread and pasta etc. I have resorted to having my own cubbyhole kitchen which keeps me gluten free. Bit of a challenge with taps and washing dishes.
I have learnt this list from bad decisions and not taking enough care. ie Worcestershire sauce. In South Africa the Lea & Perrins brand is available but expensive. I learn as I go. I am amazed at the assortment of products available in USA and Europe, SA is not so fortunate.
Digestive enzymes have gluten and carbs!! How? Why? Grrrrrrrr
Yikes!
Is Kambucha part of a keto diet? I was going to make my own.
Nope, too much sugar for me.