Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×
  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.




  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):



    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):


  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Cross contamination


Flash Mahoney

Recommended Posts

Flash Mahoney Newbie

Question for the group. We recently found out that two of our grandsons have celiac. They love my spaghetti sauce. I typically make a huge batch at a time (4 gallons +/-) and store/freeze the sauce in half gallon (gluten free) Tupperware containers. The last batch I made, I chopped a couple stalks of celery and some onion on a clean cutting board that has been used in the past to slice some regular bread but has been washed and scrubbed with hot soapy water several times since. My question is……is my sauce “gluten free”?  I know there are minimum levels (parts per million) that you need to stay below to be called “gluten free”. With the volume of sauce that I made and the negligible (if any) chance of gluten from the clean cutting board, I would bet that there’s probably not even a trace of gluten in my sauce. Is there a way to test my sauce for gluten ?

Thanks for any input you have. 
 


Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):



Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):



trents Grand Master
Scott Adams Grand Master

Testing it would be the only way to know for sure, but based on your description of having cleaned the cutting board well, even though it is wood, it is very doubtful that enough gluten could have been transferred from the cutting board to the sauce, and given the large amount of sauce--4 gallons--it could not be enough to contaminate such a large batch.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):



  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      130,211
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748

    Mandy mae
    Newest Member
    Mandy mae
    Joined

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):


  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.3k
    • Total Posts
      1m

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):





  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):



  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • jeema
      In addition to cutting out oats, you may want to investigate any medications or supplements you're taking - they can sometimes contain gluten.  You can check medication ingredients online at sites like DailyMed (www.dailymed.nlm.nih.gov).
    • thejayland10
      thank yo, i still eat a bit of dairy and a fair amount of processed foods. I wonder if I have sibo... I will look into that 
    • trents
      I think the best you will be able to do is to find out if gluten, or at least wheat, barley or rye is an intentional ingredient in a smoke product and only the manufacturer can answer that question. Since smokes are regulated by the AFT and not the FDA, allergens are not required to be declared in the labeling.
    • brian weinstein
      yes i understand that pectin is gluten free ty.  i want to know if any cigars are gluten free its a simple question
    • trents
      Welcome to the forum, @brian weinstein! Gluten is a protein found in wheat barley and rye kernels. Pectin is a polysaccharide (a very complex sugar) found in the cell walls of fruits and vegetables. It is most commonly used as a thickening agent in food products, particularly jellies. So, pectin is naturally gluten free. That is not to the same as saying the cigar is gluten free.  Personally, I am reluctant to text you. I think most of us would feel the same way. Too many people already have access to our cell phone numbers.
×
×
  • Create New...