Shopping and label-reading with celiac disease is easier with a reliable safe list. This curated, regularly updated guide highlights foods and ingredients that are naturally gluten-free or typically gluten-free when used in foods, beverages, cosmetics, or supplements. Always check labels and contact manufacturers if you’re unsure. Be sure to also see our Forbidden Gluten Food List (Unsafe Ingredients).
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Acacia Gum
Acesulfame K
Acesulfame Potassium
Acetanisole
Acetophenone
Acorn Quercus
Adipic Acid
Adzuki Bean
Acacia Gum
Agar
Agave
Ajinomoto (msg)
Albumen
Alcohol (Distilled Spirits)
Alfalfa
Algae
Algin
Alginic Acid
Alginate
Alkalized Cocoa
Allicin
Almond Nut
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Celiac.com 10/29/2025 – Welcome to your ultimate beginner’s guide to celiac disease and gluten-free living. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or just exploring the gluten-free lifestyle, this guide will help you get started with confidence.
Eating gluten-free can dramatically improve your health if you have celiac disease or gluten intolerance. However, it’s important not to begin a gluten-free diet without medical supervision. Always consult with a qualified doctor or nutritionist before making major dietary changes—they can help ensure a safe, balanced transition.
If you suspect gluten intolerance or celiac disease, get tested before removing gluten from your diet. Once you start eating gluten-free, tests for celiac disease may no longer be accurate.
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Celiac.com 04/19/2019 - Once you’re diagnosed with celiac disease, it takes just that first trip to the grocery store to get sticker shock from the prices of gluten-free products versus their wheat counterparts.  Consuming food is a necessity but paying a lot of money for that food isn’t.  Food is one of the few monthly expenses where you have 100% control over both selection and the amount of money to be spent. The good news is that there are all kinds of ways to save on your grocery bill.
Planning is a vital step
Take inventory of what you have on hand and think of ways to use up these foods, especially the perishable ones, in the meals you plan for the next week.  Four percent of fresh produce bought by U.S. households is thrown out each year because it was hidden or for...

Celiac.com 07/24/2020 - In the U.S., hydrolyzed plant protein is gluten-free, safe for people with celiac disease, and appears on Celiac.com's list of Safe Gluten-Free Ingredients. All hydrolyzed plant protein is gluten-free, including soy protein isolate, soy protein concentrate, autolyzed plant protein, hydrolyzed oat flour and textured protein.
Hydrolyzed Protein is Gluten-Free. Other names and abbreviations for hydrolyzed vegetable protein include:
HPP  HVP  Hydrolyzed Plant Protein  Hydrolyzed Protein  Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Hydrolyzed Protein is MSG
For some people, the problem is that any form of hydrolyzed vegetable protein, animal protein or plant protein, contains MSG. This includes any...