Gluten Free Additives

[Margaret Staples]

Is Cornstarch gluten free? It is in Sharp cheese. 

[Fenrir]

Yes, cornstarch is safe for celiacs. 

[Margaret Staples]

Can you give me a site I can go to so that I can check items without bothering you?

[Fenrir]

Try this:

https://celiac.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Combined-Gluten-Free-Diet-and-Food-Label-Reading-Guide.pdf

 

However there are so many ingredients in things there's really no comprehensive list. 

If you are in the US they have to label things with gluten in them  as "conains: wheat",. However if it is not labeled gluten-free it may still have gluten in it even if it's not labeled saying "contains wheat". This is because cross contamination may be possible. Generally speaking if you read the label and there's no mention of wheat,barley, rye, or malt.

I'm not saying you can't eat things that aren't certified gluten-free or labeled gluten-free but if you do be aware that the food may not be labeled gluten-free because of cross contamination. Many foods not labeled gluten free (but don't have gluten containing ingredients) are safe but some do have cross contamination so you have to be careful if they're not labeled gluten free. 

[Scott Adams]

Here is our list:

and our forbidden list:

 

[Fenrir]

Yeah, that looks like as good a list as you'll get.