Great value products

[Mikayla Smith]

I recently got my lab work done and my gluten number shot all the way up to 24. In October, it was a 3. I haven’t ate any gluten since but I was trying to think of what has changed in my diet since then. I changed yogurt brands recently. I now use great value. Do you think that even tho there is no gluten in yogurt, it could just be the brand? I’m so lost and confused!

[Scott Adams]

A quick look at one of their yogurts (I don't know which you bought) indicates that it's naturally gluten-free:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Light-Vanilla-Nonfat-Yogurt-6-oz-4-count/16778164

Most yogurts are naturally gluten-free. 

You may need to look closely at everything you eat to be sure it is 100% gluten-free, and be sure not to eat out, as that is the likely culprit.

[cyclinglady]

What Scott said is true, but this is a highly processed yogurt (not very natural in my book).   What is all that stuff in it and why?    Because it is private labeled for Walmart, you can not contact the manufacturing company to determine if the lines are shared or not, etc.   

I do buy yogurts that are labeled gluten free (certified gluten-free or just gluten-free) or just those plain that contain only milk.  For example, Chobani is labeled gluten free.  You can be assured that other fruit toppings added and the manufacturing processes insure that gluten in not in the supply line.   Kirkland (Costco) plain Yogurt contains just milk and naturally occurring bacteria which is a by-product from fermenting milk.  While certified gluten-free, (even if it wasn’t),  just plain milk yogurt is not suspect.  

So many yogurts now have granola or cookies and cream flavors.  You have to think about that.  How well do they clean manufacturing lines?  

Best to go back to your old yogurt brand.  

I guess what I am trying to say, is do your best to avoid gluten and just move forward.  You can go crazy trying to determine a gluten source.  But my best advice is to not eat out for a while.   Probably most gluten exposures happen in restaurants (shared kitchens) and not from processed foods like that Walmart yogurt (rare).  

 

[Sharon Suiter]

Even though Walmart will mark it gluten free, they can’t guarantee that it is. It can be cross contaminated very easily. So be very careful when you buy Great Value! It makes me angry when they mix their brand with the other gluten free stuff. It’s a lie. And it could make someone really sick!

[slade59]

i get heartburn whenever i have eaten gluten. only thing i could think of was grerat value yogurt. Quit eating it, heartburn disappeared.  also found modified food starch listed twice on ingrediants

[trents]

29 minutes ago, slade59 said:

i get heartburn whenever i have eaten gluten. only thing i could think of was grerat value yogurt. Quit eating it, heartburn disappeared.  also found modified food starch listed twice on ingrediants

In the USA, if "starch," "modified food starch," ect. is listed in the ingredients, if it made from wheat, it must be so stated. Otherwise, it will be made from some other plant source, usually corn. You may be reacting to the casein (primary protein in dairy) or some added ingredient. Dairy products do not naturally contain gluten.

Edited June 22, 2021 by trents