Canned tomato sauce, ricotta?

[DMCeliac]

What canned tomato sauce is gluten free? I use Hunts diced tomatoes, because they're labeled gluten-free, but none of their other products are labeled. Similar situation with some other brands.

How about ricotta? Is that generally safe? Can I just get the store brand? Or do I need to look for a gluten-free label?

Thanks for any help.

[Scott Adams]

Most of these items would be naturally gluten-free, with very little chance of cross contamination, thus they don't typically label them as gluten-free. If wheat is a potential allergen large companies disclose this in the ingredients as "Allergens: wheat." 

[DMCeliac]

1 hour ago, Scott Adams said:

Most of these items would be naturally gluten-free, with very little chance of cross contamination, thus they don't typically label them as gluten-free. If wheat is a potential allergen large companies disclose this in the ingredients as "Allergens: wheat." 

One of my biggest issues is when a brand chooses to label one item gluten free, but not another. Why is Hunt's diced tomatoes labeled gluten free, but not the paste or sauce? I would have assumed they were all gluten-free, but why label one and not the others? It makes me suspicious. 

 

[Scott Adams]

Here is the info from their website. If you don't trust them, you may find products that are labelled "gluten-free," but I don't see any reason to believe there is any gluten in them.

Hunt's Tomato Paste:

https://www.hunts.com/tomato-sauce-paste/tomato-paste

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Tomato Paste Ingredients:

Tomato Paste is obtained from tomatoes that have been heat-treated and concentrated. Tomato paste contains nutrients such as Vitamin C, beta carotene, B group vitamins, and potassium. It may be seasoned with salt, spice or flavoring.

Allergens:

According to the FDA, the most common food allergens are milk, peanuts, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, soy, tree nuts, wheat, and sesame.

This product does not contain any of these common food allergens.

 

Hunt's Tomato Sauce:

https://www.hunts.com/tomato-sauce-and-paste/tomato-sauce

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Ingredients:

Tomato Puree, Water, Tomato Paste, Water

Less Than 2% Of: Salt, Citric Acid, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Red Pepper

Allergens:

According to the FDA, the most common food allergens are milk, peanuts, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, soy, tree nuts, wheat, and sesame.

This product does not contain any of these common food allergens.