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    Which Brands of Bacon Are Gluten-Free?

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    Wondering which brands of bacon are gluten-free? Here's the rundown.

    Which Brands of Bacon Are Gluten-Free? - Image: CC BY-ND 2.0--(matt)
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    Celiac.com 06/30/2021 - 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 bacon. Specifically, what brands of bacon are gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? 

    Now, bacon is just raw or smoked pork belly that has been preserved. Unless gluten is added, bacon doesn't usually contain gluten ingredients and can usually be considered gluten-free. However, for anyone wanting to be sure, the brands and varieties of bacon listed below are labeled or certified gluten-free. 

    Gluten-free bacon brands and varieties include:

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    Applegate Farms
    Gluten-free Applegate Farms bacon varieties include:

    • Natural Good Morning Bacon
    • Natural Reduced Sodium Sunday Bacon
    • Natural Sunday Bacon
    • Natural Turkey Bacon
    • Organic Sunday Bacon
    • Organic Turkey Bacon

    Armour
    Gluten-free Armour bacon varieties include:

    • Real Bacon Bits
    • Real Bacon Topping
    • Rendered Bacon Fat
    • Fresh Finish Fully Cooked Bacon slice
    • Cherrywood Bacon
    • Chipotle Bacon
    • Insta and Quick Finish Bacon
    • Raw Bacon
    • Raw Applewood Bacon
    • Buffet Style Raw Bacon

    Beeler’s
    Gluten-free Beeler’s bacon varieties include:

    • Pepper
    • Garlic Pepper
    • Original
    • Apple Cinnamon

    Boar’s Head
    All Boar's Head meats, including bacon, are gluten-free, including:

    • Butcher Craft Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Bacon, Product of Canada
    • Canadian Style Uncured Bacon
    • Maple & Brown Sugar Bacon, Product of Canada
    • Naturally Smoked Bacon
    • Naturally Smoked Traditional Bacon, Product of Canada
    • Uncured Turkey Bacon

    Bob Evans
    Bob Evans Grocery gluten-free bacon varieties include:

    • Hickory Smoked Bacon
    • Maple Bacon
    • Thick Sliced Country pepper Bacon
    • Thick Sliced Hardwood Smoked Bacon

    Butterball
    Gluten-free Butterball bacon varieties include:

    • Original Turkey Bacon
    • Thin and Crispy Turkey Bacon
    • Lower Sodium Turkey Bacon
    • Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

    Dakin Farm
    Gluten-free Dakin Farm bacon varieties include:

    • Applewood Smoked Bacon
    • Canadian Bacon
    • Cob-Smoked Bacon
    • Cob-Smoked Bacon & Applewood Smoked Bacon
    • Cob-Smoked Slab Bacon
    • Cob-Smoked Turkey Bacon
    • Gourmet Bacon Sampler
    • Extra Lean Bacon Sampler
    • Irish Style Back Bacon
    • Maple Coated Bacon

    Dietz and Watson
    Certified gluten-free Dietz and Watson bacon varieties include:

    • Gourmet Imported Bacon
    • Gourmet Pre-Cooked Bacon

    Farmland Foods
    Gluten-free Farmland bacon varieties include:

    • 30% Less Fat Bacon
    • 35% Less Sodium Bacon
    • Applewood Smoked Classic Cut Bacon
    • Classic Cut Bacon
    • Double Smoked Bacon
    • Extra Thick Cut Bacon
    • Lower Sodium Classic Cut Bacon
    • Sliced Thick Cut Bacon

    Godshall’s
    Gluten-free Godshall’s bacon varieties include:

    • Turkey Bacon
    • Maple Turkey Bacon
    • Canadian Brand Turkey Bacon
    • Beef Bacon
    • Chicken Bacon

    Hatfield
    Gluten-free Hatfield bacon varieties include:

    • Cherrywood Smoked Extra Thick Cut Triple Smoked Bacon
    • Hickory Extra Thick Cut Triple Smoked Bacon
    • Maple Brown Sugar Extra Thick Cut Triple Smoked Bacon

    Jones Dairy Farm
    Certified gluten-free Jones Dairy Farm bacon varieties include:

    • Canadian Bacon Slices
    • All Natural Double Cherrywood Smoked Uncured Canadian Bacon
    • Dry Aged Bacon
    • Dry Aged Cherry Hardwood Smoked Bacon
    • Cherry Hardwood Smoked Uncured Turkey Bacon
    • Old Fashioned Slab Dry Aged Bacon

    Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats
    Gluten-free Nueske’s bacon varieties include:

    • Applewood Smoked Bacon
    • Wild Cherrywood Smoked Bacon
    • Triple Thick Butcher Cut Bacon
    • Thick Sliced Peppered Bacon
    • Smoked Slab Bacon
    • Smoked Canadian Bacon

    Oscar Mayer
    Gluten-free Oscar Mayer bacon varieties include:

    • Selects Smoked Uncured Bacon
    • Original Bacon
    • Original Turkey Bacon
    • Original Fully Cooked Bacon
    • Thick Cut Fully Cooked Bacon
    • Turkey Bacon bits
    • Hickory Smoked Bacon
    • Maple
    • Super Thick Cut
    • Center Cut Bacon
    • Lower Sodium Bacon

    Smithfield
    Gluten-free Smithfield bacon varieties include:

    • Cinnamon Toast Shakin Bacon
    • Maple Syrup Shakin Bacon
    • Hometown Original Bacon
    • Thick Cut Bacon
    • Lower Sodium Bacon
    • Cherrywood Smoked Bacon
    • Sea Salt Bacon
    • Butcher’s Cut Bacon
    • Center Cut Bacon
    • Maple Bacon
    • Hometown Original Bacon Bits

    Wellshire Farms
    Gluten-free Wellshire Farms bacon varieties include:

    • Bacon Bits
    • Canadian Bacon
    • Classic Sliced Turkey Bacon
    • Fully Cooked Bacon Strips
    • Fully Cooked Chicken Bacon
    • Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon
    • Organic Dry Rubbed Bacon
    • Organic Sugar Free Turkey Bacon
    • Organic Turkey Bacon (81173)
    • Rubbed Center Cut Bacon
    • Smoked Maple Uncured Bacon
    • Smoked Sliced Uncured Beef Bacon
    • Sugar Free Dry Rubbed Fully Cooked Uncured Bacon
    • Sugar Free PALEO Dry Rubbed Bacon
    • Thick Sliced Dry Rubbed Bacon
    • Turkey Peppered Uncured Bacon

    Wright
    Gluten-free Wright bacon varieties include:

    • Naturally Smoked Honey Bourbon Bacon
    • Naturally Smoked Smoked Brown Sugar Bacon
    • Hickory Smoked Bacon
    • Applewood Smoked Bacon
    • Maple Bacon
    • Smoked Peppered Bacon

    And finally, an entire website devoted solely to gluten-free bacon:

    Bacon Scouts
    Bacon Scouts offers a variety of gluten-free bacon for sale. According their website, Bacon Scouts search for, test, and sell award-winning, Gourmet bacon from top meat markets across the United States.



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    Guest Bacon

    When it says hickory smoked, I wonder about the ingredients being gluten-free?

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    Scott Adams

    In the USA smoke flavoring is gluten-free, but most bacon is naturally smoked:

     

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    Guest Rick

    Really the only way you have to worry about bacon is if they put a dusting of flour between slices to prevent sticking 

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    Scott Adams

    I've never heard of this practice before.

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