Is Yeast Gluten Free?

Is Yeast Gluten Free? Rate Topic:

#1 River*

Community Member

Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 50
Joined: 28-February 09

Posted 20 June 2009 - 11:33 PM

Is yeast gluten free?
I read somewhere it comes from barley?
Is Fleischmann's quick rise instant yeast gluten free?

#2 RiceGuy

Advanced Community Member

Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 3,370
Joined: 17-November 05

Posted 21 June 2009 - 02:24 AM

Ordinary baking yeast should be gluten-free. Fleischmann's says so on the package. Brewer's yeast however, is not gluten-free, according to the list of unsafe ingredients.

A spherical meteorite 10 km in diameter traveling at 20 km/s has the kinetic energy equal to the calories in 550,000,000,000,000,000 Twinkies.

#3 psawyer

Oliver 1996-2012

Group: Moderator
Posts: 5,049
Joined: 28-December 04

Posted 21 June 2009 - 05:29 AM

Brewer's yeast is a byproduct of beer making, and is contaminated with barley. It is used as a flavor and not for leavening (it is already spent).

Other yeasts are safe.

Peter
Diagnosis by biopsy of practically non-existent villi; gluten-free since July 2000.
Type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes diagnosed in March 1986
Markham, Ontario (borders on Toronto)

Celiac.com - Celiac Disease Board Moderator

#4 snoopgirl

New Community Member

Group: Members
Posts: 5
Joined: 08-November 11

Posted 24 November 2011 - 06:04 AM

River*, on 20 June 2009 - 11:33 PM, said:

Is yeast gluten free?
I read somewhere it comes from barley?
Is Fleischmann's quick rise instant yeast gluten free?

Be careful on this one. When I was buying chicken broth for my cornbread dressing for Thanksgiving, I read that the yeast in chicken broth can contain gluten. I don't remember the reason...sorry. I had to buy a special broth for my recipe. Mainly I advise that you read the labels.

#5 sa1937

Advanced Community Member

Group: Moderators
Posts: 2,072
Joined: 21-February 10

Posted 24 November 2011 - 06:51 AM

snoopgirl, on 24 November 2011 - 06:04 AM, said:

I'd like to know where you read that. Yeast, except for brewer's yeast as Peter noted above, is gluten-free.

That said, there are some chicken broths that contain wheat and they're clearly labeled. Some gluten-free brands that come to mind are Progresso, Pacific Foods and Kitchen Basics. I bought a small can from Food Lion this week and it's marked gluten-free on the can. Their store brand is My Essentials.

Sylvia
Positive Celiac Blood Panel - Dec., 2009
Endoscopy with Positive Biopsy - April 9, 2010
Gluten Free - April 9, 2010

Celiac.com - Celiac Disease Board Moderator

#6 cap6

Advanced Community Member

Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 431
Joined: 04-March 10

Posted 29 November 2011 - 03:38 PM

Costco sells their Kirkland brand broth in bot organic & regular and both are labeled gluten free. Very reasonable price too.

#7 bbdailey

Community Member

Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 73
Joined: 01-August 11

Posted 01 December 2011 - 07:54 PM

Does all Brewers Yeast have gluten? I just bought this protein(garden of life raw protein) that said gluten/soy/dairy free. I thought it was giving me a reaction so I stopped taking it. Then sure enough I see that it has brewers yeast....dont know how they can call it gluten free then?

#8 psawyer

Oliver 1996-2012

Group: Moderator
Posts: 5,049
Joined: 28-December 04

Posted 01 December 2011 - 09:41 PM

bbdailey, on 01 December 2011 - 07:54 PM, said:

No. Brewer's yeast may refer to the spent yeast from the brewing process, in which case it is contaminated with barley. It may also refer to the ingredient used to start the fermentation process, in which case it is safe. You can't tell just from the name.

#9 lovegrov

Advanced Community Member

Group: Moderators
Posts: 4,293
Joined: 24-February 04

Posted 19 December 2011 - 05:37 AM

snoopgirl, on 24 November 2011 - 06:04 AM, said:

You "read" wrong.

richard

Celiac.com - Celiac Disease Board Moderator

#10 IrishHeart

Warrior Princess

Group: Moderators
Posts: 2,938
Joined: 26-January 11

Posted 19 December 2011 - 07:20 AM

bbdailey, on 01 December 2011 - 07:54 PM, said:

Since there are about 13 different raw grain sprouts and probiotics in that protein formula, I suspect your "reaction" is not from gluten --but because it is full of fiber and that may be an overload on your system and that will certainly cause a "reaction". You may wish to back off that stuff until you heal a bit more?

Some "digestive aids, detox/healing cleansers, etc. " that are touted as helping people with GI tract issues are NOT suitable for celiac guts. So, you are likely having trouble digesting all those raw seeds at once.

Just my humble opinion.

"It isn't for the moment you are struck that you need courage, but for the long uphill climb back to sanity, faith and security." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it" --Margaret Thatcher

"Fall seven times, stand up eight." -Japanese Proverb

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."- Ralph Waldo Emerson
***********************************************
Many years of illness, chronic nerve/bone/joint/muscle pain & DOZENS of inexplicable debilitating symptoms. CLUELESS doctors, but I wouldn't give up. Self-DXED/Confirmed FINALLY Nov. 2010. Double HLA-DQ2 genes.

Celiac.com - Celiac Disease Board Moderator

#11 TeknoLen

Community Member

Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 46
Joined: 10-November 11

Posted 19 December 2011 - 09:41 AM

It should be noted (IMHO) that people with stressed digestive systems should try to keep yeast intake to a minimum due to possible aggravation of conditions such as candidiasis, a yeast overgrowth in the gut that can impair immune system function.

self-dx gluten-sensitive 2007 but did not take it seriously
dx autoimmune Graves hyperthyroidism 9-7-11
second opinion doctor confirmed autoimmune hyperthyroid dx, suggested possible autoimmune thyroid-gluten sensitivity connection
medication-induced hyperthyroid remission 11-4-11
lab test dx gluten, casein, ovalbumin, and soy sensitive 12-15-11
taking diet seriously now, strict GFCFSF diet...