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    Top Brands of Gluten-Free Refried Beans

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    Wondering which brands of refried beans are gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? Look no further.

    Top Brands of Gluten-Free Refried Beans - Image: CC BY 2.0--Glory Foods
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    Celiac.com 05/11/2021 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about Mexican food products, especially refried beans. 

    We recently established that most brands of refried beans are likely to be gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease. That led to the next question: Which major brands of refried beans are labeled gluten-free?

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     Some research showed that several top brands of refried beans are labeled gluten-free, and are safe for people with celiac disease. Other brands are free of gluten ingredients and do not contain gluten as a known allergen, and so are likely to be gluten-free, as well. As always, read labels, and allergen warnings, and avoid any ingredients that may include gluten.

    Refried Beans Labeled Gluten-Free

    Amy's Organic Refried Beans
        Amy's Organic Refried Beans are gluten free, dairy free, lactose free, soy free, tree nut free, vegan, and kosher.

    Bush’s Traditional Refried Beans
        Bush's Traditional Refried Beans, and all of Bush's refried bean varieties, are gluten-free.

    Refried Beans Made Without Gluten Ingredients

    These brands of refried beans list no gluten ingredients, and do no list gluten as an allergen. As such, they are likely gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease.

    Bearitos Organic Traditional Refried Beans
    Bearitos Organic Traditional Refried Beans contain no gluten ingredients, and list no gluten allergens.

    Ducal Refried Beans 
    Ducal Refried Beans contain no gluten ingredients or gluten allergens.

    Goya Refried Beans
    Goya Refried Beans contain no gluten ingredients, and list no gluten allergens.

    La Costeña Refried Beans
    According to Mexicgrocer, La Costeña Refried Beans or frijoles refritos are dried beans cooked, mashed and then fried in lard or oil with various seasonings including onions, salt and pepper. They contain no gluten ingredients or gluten allergens.

    Old El Paso
    Old El Paso Traditional Refried Beans and all varieties of Old El Paso refried beans are free from declared major allergens, including gluten.

    Ortega
    Ortega Traditional Refried Beans all Ortega refried bean varieties are free from declared major allergens, including gluten.

    Rosarita
    Rosarita Traditional Refried Beans
    Rosarita Refried Beans and all Rosarita refried bean varieties are free of gluten ingredients, and do not list gluten as a known allergen.

    Taco Bell Original Refried Beans
    Taco Bell does not label its refried beans as gluten-free. However, they do not contain gluten ingredients or as known allergens. Taco Bell Original Refried Beans contain: Cooked Beans, Water, Less Than 2% of Salt, Soybean Oil, Dried Pink Beans, Natural Flavor, Distilled Vinegar, Soy Lecithin. Allergens: Contains Soy. Note that if you get them at Taco Bell there is the risk of cross-contamination.

    Did we miss a favorite brand of yours? Let us know in the comments below.

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    Guest CSW

    La Preferida is gluten-free.

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    Guest Amy's organic refried bean

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    Amy's are manufactured in a factory that also processes wheat.  My understanding is that it would not be gluten free.

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    Juwa

    What about Kroger store brand?

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    knitty kitty

    I haven't had a problem with Kroger store brand.

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    The Gluten Ronin

    Full Circle (store brand) refried beans from Stater Brothers are currently labeled gluten-free, and so are First Street (store brand) from Smart and Final.  Sadly, Isadora refried beans in a microwaveable pouch, are no longer labeled gluten-free. Their website and Walmart website use the old packaging photos that clearly state GLUTEN-FREE, but the product in store makes no gluten-free claims, and they have not responded to my gluten status inquiries submitted 3 weeks prior to this comment.

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    On 8/31/2022 at 6:59 PM, Guest Amy's organic refried bean said:

    Amy's are manufactured in a factory that also processes wheat.  My understanding is that it would not be gluten free.

    It’s true, Amy’s Organic Refried Beans (both pinto and black bean varieties ARE processed in a facility that processes WHEAT items, yet they are STILL gluten free (as indicated on the label). Any of their products labeled gluten free are in fact so. I’m hyper sensitive to even the most faint traces of gluten contamination but haven’t had a single issue with Amy’s!

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    Shuchi Chawla

    Just because they are labeled gluten free doesn't mean they are free of cross contamination. There are other certified gluten-free brands out there. You are misleading people who are new to this regimen. 

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    trents
    1 hour ago, Shuchi Chawla said:

    Just because they are labeled gluten free doesn't mean they are free of cross contamination. There are other certified gluten-free brands out there. You are misleading people who are new to this regimen. 

    If it is labeled "gluten free" it has been tested and found to have fewer than 20ppm of gluten, the FDA standard for bearing the "gluten free" label. That is different than just the absence of "gluten" in the ingredient list or the allergen list which would not rule out cross contamination.

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    Scott Adams
    3 hours ago, Shuchi Chawla said:

    Just because they are labeled gluten free doesn't mean they are free of cross contamination. There are other certified gluten-free brands out there. You are misleading people who are new to this regimen. 

    What exactly is misleading about the article? It breaks down different brands in two groups: 1) labelled "gluten-free"; and 2) naturally gluten-free with wheat no included as a possible allergen. Readers are free to make their own choice based on their level of comfort.

    For myself, I've been eating Rosarita refried beans from Costco several time per week for years, and have used my Nima Sensor to test them and found zero gluten. They do not include "gluten-free" on their cans.

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    Scott Adams was diagnosed with celiac disease in 1994, and, due to the nearly total lack of information available at that time, was forced to become an expert on the disease in order to recover. In 1995 he launched the site that later became Celiac.com to help as many people as possible with celiac disease get diagnosed so they can begin to live happy, healthy gluten-free lives.  He is co-author of the book Cereal Killers, and founder and publisher of the (formerly paper) newsletter Journal of Gluten Sensitivity. In 1998 he founded The Gluten-Free Mall which he sold in 2014. Celiac.com does not sell any products, and is 100% advertiser supported.

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