Is Kraft American Cheese Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 08/02/2023 - We get more than a few question about cheese. We've even done articles on cheese, and on cream cheese.

Lately, we've gotten a lot of questions asking if Kraft American cheese is gluten-free, and safe for people with celiac disease. With few exceptions, most all cheeses are made with milk, cultures, and often some kind of rennet to make them form into solid cheese.

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Most cheeses are naturally gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease, even if they are not labelled that way, and they appear on Celiac.com's list of safe foods and ingredients. 

Unless wheat or gluten ingredients are added during or after processing, then cheese is naturally gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease. That includes moldy cheeses like Blue cheese, Gorganzola and Roquefort.

Kraft American cheese contains the following ingredients:

• Cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes)
• Water
• Milkfat
• Sodium citrate
• Calcium phosphate
• Less than 2% salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (a preservative), annatto, and oleoresin paprika
• Sunflower lecithin (added for slice separation)

Kraft American Cheese is made without gluten ingredients, and is considered naturally gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease. Ingredients can change without notice, so always read ingredient labels and avoid gluten-ingredients and allergen warnings.