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    Are Cheetos and Other Top Cheese Puff Brands Gluten-Free?

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    Are Cheetos gluten-free? What about other top brands of cheese puffs? Here's the lowdown on Cheetos and other great brands of cheese flavored snacks.

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    Celiac.com 06/06/2019 - One question we hear regularly is: Are Cheetos Gluten-Free? And what about other top brands of puffed, cheese flavored snacks? Well, Chester Cheetah can purr proudly, because America's best-selling brand of puffed cheese flavored snacks are in fact gluten-free. What other brands of cheesy puffed snacks are gluten-free?

    Gluten-Free Cheetos and Cheese Flavored Snacks

    Gluten-Free Cheetos and Cheese flavored puffed snacks include:

    • Annie's Organic Cheddar Cheesy Puffs--Organic, gluten-free and made with 8 grams of baked whole grains.
    • Biena Chickpea Puffs--Made with chickpeas, and lentils, Biena Chickpea Puffs boast seven grams of plant protein, and come in Aged White Cheddar, Blazin’ Hot, and Vegan Ranch flavors.
    • Cheetos Baked Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Curls Winter White Cheddar Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Crunchy Cheddar Jalapeño Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot Chipotle Ranch Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot Limón Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Crunchy XXtra Flamin' Hot Flavored Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Fantastix! Chili Cheese Flavored Corn and Potato Snacks 
    • Cheetos Fantastix! Flamin’ Hot Flavored Corn and Potato Snacks 
    • Cheetos Paws Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Puffs Flamin' Hot Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Puffs Simply White Cheddar Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Puffs Simply White Cheddar Jalapeno Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Reduced Fat Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks
    • Cheetos Reduced Fat Puffs Flamin' Hot Cheese Flavored Snacks  
    • Chester's Bacon Cheddar Flavored Fries
    • Chester's Flamin' Hot Flavored Fries
    • Chester's Flamin' Hot Flavored Popcorn
    • Earth Balance Gluten Free Vegan Aged White Cheddar Puffs
    • Hippeas Chickpea Puffs
    • I Heart Keenwah Aged Cheddar Quinoa Puffs--Aged Cheddar Quinoa Puffs are made from ancient grains, real cheese flavor, spices, and paprika for irresistible taste and crunch. Each serving has 5 grams of protein, just 120 calories, and is certified Gluten-Free.
    • Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs "No Cheese" Cheesiness--Naturally gluten- and grain-free and totally vegan.
    • Luke's Organic Organic White Cheddar Cheese Puffs--Made from natural ingredients like organic whole grain corn and rice, a sustainable oil blend, and real cheddar cheese. USDA Certified Organic, non-GMO, and gluten-free
    • Market Pantry Cheddar Cheese Flavored Cheese Puffs Corn Snacks
    • Pea Puffs - Original
    • Snikiddy Organic Mac’n’Cheese Baked Puffs, Grilled Cheese Baked Puffs, and Cheddar Cheese Baked Fries 
    • Trader Joe's Trader Giotto's Oven-Baked, Gluten-Free, Low Carb Cheese Bites
    • Utz Cheese Balls Snack Barrel--Made with real cheese! Utz's giant barrel of crunchy cheese treats is gluten-free snack without partially hydrogenated fats. 
    • Vegan Rob's Dairy-Free Cheddar Puffs are gluten-free, non-GMO, and kosher.

    Gluten-safe

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    We list Barbara's as gluten-safe because Barbara's allergen statement reads: Contains Milk. Manufactured in a facility that also processes sesame seeds, wheat, peanuts, almond, cashew, filbert, hazelnut, macadamia nut, pecan, pine nut, pistachio, walnut, and coconut. 

    Have a good cheese puff story? What are your favorite gluten-free puffed cheese snacks snacks?



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    Elisabeth Gerritsen

    I am also lactose intolerant, but how much real cheese is on the glutenfree cheesy snacks?

     

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    Ennis-TX
    11 hours ago, Elisabeth Gerritsen said:

    I am also lactose intolerant, but how much real cheese is on the glutenfree cheesy snacks?

     

    Try these you can find them at wholefood and amazon Open Original Shared Link

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    Elisabeth Gerritsen

    Thanks for your reply, I will try at Amazon

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    Guest Linda K

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    Are Hippeas Vegan White Cheddar gluten free? The 'natural flavors" makes me nervous.

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    KarenFF

    What about  SE Grocers generic brand cheese puffs?

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    Scott Adams

    According to the ingredients here it looks like they are naturally gluten-free:
    https://www.instacart.com/products/17678901-southeastern-grocers-puffed-cheese-curls-6-0-oz

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    Ingredients

    Cornmeal, Vegetable Oil (canola And/or Corn And/or Sunflower Oil), Seasoning (corn Maltodextrin, Modified Whey, Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cultured Cream, Butter [cream {milk}, Salt, Annatto (for Color)], Cheddar Cheese [milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Whey, Natural Flavor, Fd&c Yellow No. 6 Lake, Buttermilk Powder, Nonfat Milk Solids, Sodium Caseinate, Extractives Of Paprika, Lactic Acid, Fd&c Yellow No. 5 Lake, Citric Acid And Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added As Anticaking Agent).

    Warnings

    Contains: milk. May contain soy.

     

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