Is Vitamin Water Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 07/07/2023 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain brands and products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about beverages. We've done articles on top brands of gluten-free beverages, but the questions keep coming.

Lately we've seen a lot of people asking about Vitamin Water. Specifically, is Vitamin Water gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? The short answer is yes. Vitamin Water is gluten free. It's really just fancy flavored water with sugar and added vitamins. Vitamin Water is one of many kinds of enhanced water beverages on the market. 

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According to Wikipedia, Enhanced water is a category of beverages that are marketed as water with added ingredients, such as natural or artificial flavors, sugar, sweeteners, vitamins and minerals. 

Ingredients commonly used as enhancements in the water include various flavors, hydroxycitric acid, chromium picolinate, epigallocatechin gallate, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.

Most enhanced waters are lower in calories than non-diet soft drinks. Most of these products are considered naturally gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease.

Brands of Vitamin Water Considered Naturally Gluten-Free, and Safe for People with Celiac Disease

Aquafina Flavor Splash
Aquafina Flavor Splash comes in Grape, Wildberry, Strawberry-kiwi, Raspberry, Peach-mango, and Lemon.

Ayala's Herbal Water
Ayala's Herbal Water comes in Lemongrass mint vanilla, Lavender mint, Lemon verbena geranium, Cloves cardamom cinnamon, Cinnamon orange peel, and Ginger lemon peel.

Clearly Canadian
Clearly Canadian comes in Mountain Blackberry, Orchard Peach, Wild Raspberry, and Black Cherry.

Fruit 2o Essentials
Fruit 2o Essentials Cranberry comes in Raspberry, Strawberry Kiwi, Peach Mango, Cherry Acai, Citrus, Blueberry and Pomegranate.

Hint
Hint comes in Cucumber, Raspberry-lime, Blackberry, Honeydew Hibiscus, Mango-grapefruit, Pomegranate-tangerine, Watermelon, Lime, Strawberry-kiwi, and Pear.

Skinny Water
Skinny Water comes in Orange Cranberry Tangerine, Lemonade Passion Fruit, Raspberry Pomegranate, Goji Fruit Punch, Acai Grape Blueberry, and Peach Mango Mandarin.

Metromint
Metromint comes in Peppermint, Spearmint, Lemonmint, Orangemint, Chocolatemint, and Cherrymint.

Owater
Owater comes in Original, Wild berries, Lemon & lime, Peach, Strawberry, and Mandarin orange.

Powerade 
Powerade comes in Orange Mountain berry blast, Fruit punch, Grape, Lemon lime, Sour melon, White cherry, Strawberry lemonade, and Mystic mountain blueberry.

Powerade Zero    
Powerade Zero comes in Mixed berry, Grape, Strawberry, Lemon lime, and Orange.

Propel Water
Propel Water comes in Lemon, Berry, Grape, Kiwi-strawberry, Blueberry-pomegranate, Black-cherry, and Peach-mango.

SoBe Lifewater
SoBe Lifewater comes in Agave Lemonade, Goji Melon, Orange Tangerine, Strawberry Kiwi, Pomegranate Cherry, and Blackberry Grape.

SoBe Lifewater Zero
SoBe Lifewater comes in Cherimoya Punch, Strawberry Dragonfruit, Yumberry Pomegranate, Fuji Apple Pear, Black and Blue Berry, Mango Melon, and Acai Fruit Punch.

Twist Organics
Twist Organics comes in Mandarin white tea, Marionberry, Mandarin, Peach, Lemon, Pomegranate blueberry, West indies lime, and Mango acai.

VitaminWater
VitaminWater comes in Dragonfruit, Acai-blueberry-pomegranate, Fruit Punch, Orange-orange, Kiwi-strawberry, Grape, Raspberry-apple, Tropical Citrus, Lemonade, Berry-cherry, Grape-blueberry, and Jackfruit-guava.

VitaminWater Zero
VitaminWater Zero comes in Grape-Raspberry, Mixed Berry, Acai-Blueberry-Pomegranate, Peach-Mandarin, Orange, Green Tea, Lemonade, Dragonfruit, Fruit Punch, Strawberry-Kiwi, and Strawberry-Guanabana.

Remember to always double check the ingredient label to make sure the product is either labeled gluten-free, or at least contains no gluten ingredients.