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Beecher's Flagship Cheddar Cheese a no, no!


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trents Grand Master

I just contacted the company and found out it is not gluten free. Bummer! I just ate a big chunk of it. It is delicious but not safe for celiacs. I have been eating it for awhile without any strong reactions but decided to contact the company today anyway. They replied to my email right away. I'm guessing the cultures are grown on a wheat substrate.


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Scott Adams Grand Master

It would be interesting to run a gluten test on it...I'm nearly out of test capsules for my Nima Sensor, so I hope the new company gets them going again.

trents Grand Master
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1 hour ago, Scott Adams said:

It would be interesting to run a gluten test on it...I'm nearly out of test capsules for my Nima Sensor, so I hope the new company gets them going again.

Yes, it would be interesting. You've got to wonder how much gluten actually winds up in the cheese from the culture. Might actually meet the 20 ppm standard for being gluten free. But, unless you test it you have no way of being sure. But when the manufacturer actually tells you it is not gluten free without any qualification, you really have to take it more seriously even though most sources say it is highly unlikely that hard cheeses like cheddar will contain gluten.

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Scott Adams Grand Master

I don’t believe I’ve heard of a cheese that would test above 20ppm. I will see if I can find this one out of pure curiosity and use my last test on it if I can.

trents Grand Master

We get it at Costco.

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