Gluten Guard

[GlutenWrangler]

Has anyone tried the Gluten Guard software? It is downloaded to a PDA for $70 and you can scan products with a barcode scanner and it will tell you whether the product contains gluten. I just got it a few days ago and I'm a little disappointed because it doesn't recognize a lot of products. It supposedly has information on over 100,000 products. Anyway I was just wondering what other users think. Thanks

-Brian

[kevsmom]

Welcome Brian!

I haven't purchased this software, but I had to ask...What are you doing up at 4:09 a.m?

This website has a lot of information. Keep asking questions, most of the time someone has the answer, or will find out for you.

Cindy

[GlutenWrangler]

Hi Cindy,

Celiac has really messed up my sleeping schedule. But I've never liked going to bed early anyway, so it works out ok.

-Brian

[tiffjake]

I tried it and was also dissapointed with the selections that were in the database, but I was pleased to find out that many of the items I was concerned about were ok, according to Gluten Guard. But like you, I wondered just what the large database contained since it seemed like half of what I tried to look up wasn't in the list.

[emcmaster]

I have it and I look at it less frequently as I become more knowledgeable. It was helpful in the beginning and is still helpful when I need to find, for example, gluten-free black beans. I can look up black beans and scroll down until I find several brands that it says are gluten-free. Then I'll write those down and take it to the grocery store with me so I have a few to choose from if my store is out of a particular product.

It's not as helpful as I'd like, but I do use it occasionally and consider it worth the money if only to find a safe product when I need it.

[GlutenWrangler]

A lot of products show up as "may have gluten" which is no help. Pepsi shows up this way, and it says Mountain Dew contains gluten, but I saw on this website that all Pepsi products are gluten-free. It makes me unsure if I can trust the program.

I saw a similar product put out by Clan Thompson, which seems to be more trustworthy. I don't know about spending another $70 though. The last thing I want to do is buy a bunch of books. This is much more convenient. Anyway thanks.

-Brian