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    Is Cream Cheese Gluten-Free and Safe for People with Celiac Disease?

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      If you're wondering if cream cheese is gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease, then wonder no more. Nearly all cream cheeses are gluten-free.


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    Celiac.com 12/16/2020 - We get more than a few questions about cream cheese. Specifically, is cream cheese gluten-free, and safe for people with celiac disease? Yes, most all cream cheese is gluten-free. 

    With few exceptions, cheeses are made with milk, cultures, and often some kind of rennet to make them form into solid cheese. Most cheeses are gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease, and they appear on celiac.com's list of safe foods and ingredients. That includes most moldy cheeses like Blue, Gorgonzola, Roquefort, and, yes, cream cheese. 

    Cream cheese is a soft, usually mild-tasting fresh cheese made from milk and cream. According to the USDA, cream cheese must containing at least 33% milk fat, have a moisture content of not more than 55%, and a pH between 4.4 and 4.9.

    As with so many food that are naturally gluten-free, unless wheat or gluten ingredients are added during or after processing, cream cheese is gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease. As usual, be sure to read all labels very carefully before you any products, including cream cheese.

    See our article on gluten-free cheeses.

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    Scott Adams was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1994, and, due to the nearly total lack of information available at that time, was forced to become an expert on the disease in order to recover. In 1995 he launched the site that later became Celiac.com to help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed so they can begin to live happy, healthy gluten-free lives.  He is co-author of the book Cereal Killers, and founder and publisher of the (formerly paper) newsletter Journal of Gluten Sensitivity. In 1998 he founded The Gluten-Free Mall which he sold in 2014. Celiac.com does not sell any products, and is 100% advertiser supported.

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