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nire Newbie

hi everyone-

i am new to the gluten free diet and was wondering if rice cakes are gluten free. i was concerned b/c the ingredients said "whole grain" brown rice and salt. does that mean there could be gluten?

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AndreaB Contributor

As far as I know rice cakes are gluten free but there are problems with cross contamination. Some brands are better than others.

Welcome.......others who eat rice cakes will pipe up about what brands are better. :)

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CarlaB Enthusiast

I don't personally eat them, but I do know that Quaker rice cakes are contaminated .... at least that's what I've read around here. Whole grain refers to the fact that they're whole grain rice, not refined.

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I lived on lundberg's rice cakes my first month. I still eat a lot of them, but I've decreased my bad a day habit! :o)

rice chips are good too - by lundberg - but they do have corn in them. my doc suggested i stay away from corn (and potatoes) in the beginning b/c they are hard to digest, but i eat them anyway cause they are good!

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gfp Enthusiast

Its really a matter of the brand .... things to watch out for are for instances malted ones ... but usually they are gluten-free but some makes have cross contamination in the manufacturing environment.

Try and stick with brands people here recommend, not much useme recommending since the brands and products are different here.

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nire Newbie

thanks everyone for your responses!

interesting- the reason why i asked is because i ate quaker rice cakes for lunch yesterday and i was so itchy aftwerwards. i thought it was all in my head b/c it did not list gluten containing products in the list of ingredients.

how do you know if something is contaminated? just trial and error?

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thanks everyone for your responses!

interesting- the reason why i asked is because i ate quaker rice cakes for lunch yesterday and i was so itchy aftwerwards. i thought it was all in my head b/c it did not list gluten containing products in the list of ingredients.

how do you know if something is contaminated? just trial and error?

Pretty much... some brands are just better than others at listing contaminants inthe production process, others don't use any gluten ingredients in other products so no containation... experiences of others is very valuable... but because the reaction is delayed its easy to be confused.

I know it sounds impossible but its not, you just need to follow what people have tried.... its up to you if you want to risk something but if you give feedback here at least it helps others ...( if you "think" say think though because its so easy to have got contaminated from something else..... )

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thanks everyone for your responses!

interesting- the reason why i asked is because i ate quaker rice cakes for lunch yesterday and i was so itchy aftwerwards. i thought it was all in my head b/c it did not list gluten containing products in the list of ingredients.

how do you know if something is contaminated? just trial and error?

You can assume that all Quaker products are contaminated. That's what they will tell you if you contact them.

I occasionally buy a store brand that says on the label that it is made in a facility with soy and nuts. I don't have issues with cc, if I did I would probably contact them to find out.

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