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    Forbidden Gluten Food List (Unsafe Ingredients)

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    This list focuses on unsafe/forbidden foods and ingredients (non-gluten-free) for those with celiac disease (USA and Canada)

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    If you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, it’s crucial to know which ingredients are unsafe and forbidden. This master list of ingredients that contain gluten, or may contain gluten depending on processing, is kept up to date for your safety. Use it as a reference when checking food labels, cosmetics, supplements, and even prescription or over-the-counter medications. When in doubt, always verify with the manufacturer. Be sure to also see our Safe Gluten-Free Food List (Safe Ingredients).

    A
    Abyssinian Hard (Wheat triticum durum)
    Atta Flour
    Autolyzed yeast (msg)
    Autolyzed Yeast Extract (msg)

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    Barley Grass (can contain seeds)
    Barley Hordeum vulgare
    Barley Malt
    Beer (most contain barley or wheat)
    Bleached Flour
    Bran (wheat, rye or barley bran)
    Bread Flour
    Brewer's Yeast
    Brown Flour
    Bulgur (Bulgar Wheat/Nuts)
    Bulgur Wheat
    Baking Powder2

    C
    Cereal Binding
    Chilton
    Club Wheat (Triticum aestivum subspecies compactum)
    Coloring2
    Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
    Cookie Crumbs
    Cookie Dough
    Cookie Dough Pieces
    Couscous
    Criped Rice

    D
    Dinkle (Spelt)
    Disodium Wheatgermamido Peg-2 Sulfosuccinate
    Durum wheat (Triticum durum)
    Dry Roasted Nuts2

    E
    Edible Coatings
    Edible Films
    Edible Starch
    Einkorn (Triticum monococcum)
    Emmer (Triticum dicoccon)
    Emulsifiers2
    Enriched Bleached Flour
    Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
    Enriched Flour
    Enzymes2

    F
    Farik
    Farina
    Farina Graham
    Farro
    Fat Replacer2
    Filler
    Flour (normally this is wheat)
    Freekeh
    Frikeh
    Fu (dried wheat gluten)

    G
    Germ (wheat, rye or barley bran)
    Graham Flour
    Granary Flour
    Gravy Cubes2
    Groats (barley, wheat)
    Glucose Syrup2
    Gluten-derived Excipients (in medications)2

    H
    Hard Wheat
    Heeng
    Hing
    Hordeum Chilense (Wild Barley)
    Hordeum Vulgare Extract
    Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten2
    Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein2
    Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Pg-Propyl Silanetriol2
    Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch2
    Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
    Hydroxypropylated Starch2
    Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate2

    K
    Kamut (Pasta wheat)
    Kecap Manis (Soy Sauce)2
    Ketjap Manis (Soy Sauce)2
    Kluski Pasta

    M
    Maida (Indian wheat flour)
    Malt
    Malted Barley Flour
    Malted Milk
    Malt Extract
    Malt Syrup
    Malt Flavoring
    Malt Vinegar
    Macha Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
    Matza
    Matzah
    Matzo
    Matzo Semolina
    Meripro 711
    Mir
    Miso2
    Modified Starch2

    N
    Natural Juices2
    Non-dairy Creamer2
    Nishasta

    O
    Oriental Wheat (Triticum turanicum)
    Orzo Pasta

    P
    Pasta
    Pearl Barley
    Persian Wheat (Triticum carthlicum)
    Perungayam
    Poulard Wheat (Triticum turgidum)
    Polish Wheat (Triticum polonicum)
    Pregelatinized Starch2
    Protein Hydrolysates2

    R
    Rice Malt (if barley or Koji are used)
    Roux
    Rusk
    Rye

    S
    Seafood Analogs2
    Seasonings2
    Seitan
    Semolina
    Semolina Triticum
    Shot Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
    Small Spelt
    Spirits (Specific Types)
    Spelt (Triticum spelta)
    Sprouted Wheat or Barley
    Sphingolipids2
    Stabilizers2
    Starch (unspecified source)1,2
    Stearyldimoniumhydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
    Stock Cubes2
    Strong Flour
    Suet in Packets
    Suet (general)2

    T
    Tabbouleh
    Tabouli
    Teriyaki Sauce2
    Timopheevi Wheat (Triticum timopheevii)
    Tocopherols2
    Triticale X triticosecale
    Triticum Durum (Durum Wheat)
    Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Flour Lipids
    Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract
    Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil
    Tritordeum (combination of durum wheat - Triticum Durum - and wild barley (Hordeum Chilense)

    U
    Udon (wheat noodles)
    Unbleached Flour

    V
    Vavilovi Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
    Vegetable Broth2
    Vegetable Gum2
    Vegetable Protein2
    Vegetable Starch2
    Vital Wheat Gluten
    Vitamins2

    W
    Wheat, Abyssinian Hard triticum durum
    Wheat Amino Acids
    Wheat Bran Extract
    Wheat, Bulgur
    Wheat Durum Triticum
    Wheat Germ Extract
    Wheat Germ Glycerides
    Wheat Germ Oil
    Wheat Germamidopropyldimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
    Wheat Grass (can contain seeds)
    Wheat Nuts
    Wheat Protein
    Wheat Starch
    Wheat Triticum aestivum
    Wheat Triticum Monococcum
    Wheat (Triticum Vulgare) Bran Extract
    Whole-Meal Flour
    Wild Barley (Hordeum Chilense)
    Wild Einkorn (Triticum boeotictim)
    Wild Emmer (Triticum dicoccoides)

    Y
    Yeast Extract (msg)

    Footnotes:
    1) If this ingredient is made in North America it is likely to be gluten-free.
    2) Can utilize a gluten-containing grain or by-product in the manufacturing process, or as an ingredient.


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    Guest Sandra

    Awesome! Thanks for the great details, it saves me so much work.

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    Wonderful, big help and will make life so much easier

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    let me know much and what foods I could have that way I do not have to try each food and see what effects me. I have looked on other sites before and none were this helpful. So thank you for helping us out like this. This is a truly wonderful site and may god bless you.

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    THANKS FOR THESE INFORMATIVE PAGES! YOU ARE AWESOME.

    Now I can face this Celiac HEAD-ON!

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    I think I am going to have to buy a Palm pilot or something similar, just to be able to have this great list available when I go to the store!

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    Thank you! My 3 year old has finally been diagnosed and I was feeling so overwhelmed. This has relieved a ton of stress. I'll carry this list with me.

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    This has helped me so much. I am a celiac 'newbie' and still in the learning stage.....thanks so much! I'll definitely take this list with me wherever I go!

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    WOW--this is EXTREMELY helpful. We are doing a wheat-free diet for myself and our 3 year old daughter and it is these 'hiddens' that are our biggest challenge. Boo hoo, lots of maltose in Chinese treats, our latest 'discovery'!

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    This is exactly what a person needs to know when just starting out on the Gluten Free Diet, as it can be quite overwhelming to figure everything out. The more simplified information lists are what is so important to take the complexities out of the process.

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    Thank you for this list. The hardest part has been recognizing the hidden gluten. I have recently learned that I am gluten-sensitive. It looks like it runs in both sides of my family. It turns out the problems my mom AND my dad have had for years are caused by gluten-sensitivity. My mom was diagnosed with lupus in '84 and now we think it was celiac disease all this time. My dad is nearly paralyzed due to peripheral neuropathy which started over 10 years ago. They are both going gluten-free and are finding relief for the first time in years. I can't tell you how good it feels to find hope that my dad can walk again. Thanks again for the resources on this website!

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    Thank you. This info has helped so much. I was about to give up and just deal with the symptoms because I was so confused on what I could and couldn't eat.

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    I have recently found out on my own that I have allergies to dairy gluten and wheat. I tried a little English muffin just to test it and I felt terrible. the other night I tried a few semi sweet chocolate chips and cream of tomato soup and once again I felt terrible. I test myself on occasion but no more testing I have realized no more ice cream yogurts and the like sucks but I would rather do without than feel as bad as I have been feeling while eating foods with these ingredients in them. This list is extremely helpful. Takes me ages to shop now but thats ok.

     

    thanks again

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