Minute-maid Lemonade

[jaimi alderson]

Does anyone know if Minute Maid Lemonade-pink or yellow-frozen concentrate is gluten-free? I need an answer quicker than emailing the company if anyone can help! Delphi list said "all varieties" of minute maid is gluten-free but that is a pretty broad statement. Thank you!

[penguin]

Minute Maid is a Coca Cola company, so the broad statement is true. Minute maid is gluten-free.

[TJC]

Just got off phone with Minute Maid and was told that lemonade was NOT gluten free, because it is not on their list of gluten-free products. She was not aware of why not.

Not all Coke products were gluten free, but there is no list on the web.

[blueeyedmanda]

Minute Maid Light Lemonade is gluten free..

[Flores]

We are new to this forum. My 16 year old daughter diagnosed with Celiac a few weeks ago. She just had gluten free pasta, sauce and fresh brocolli for lunch. She then sprinkled a little gluten-free mozzerlla on the pasta. She also drank some minute maid lemonade from concentrate. Her belly grew after lunch. So..... I called minute maid and they said it is gluten free. Now I wonder if it was the that she may be lactose intolerant as well. Or they aren't truthful at minute maid because I have seen some conflict on this forum regarding minute maid. Everything else she ate was labeled on the containers gluten free except the juice can. Can anyone advise?

[kareng]

Look at the ingredients. I use Minute Maid products all the time. There is no reason to put gluten in lemonade.

Might be the lactose.

Did you use the same pans & colanders that you used for gluten pasta?

[Flores]

I read the ingredients. There are natural flavors. I guess I'm getting used to when it is listed as gluten free, then I feel more confident. So is there a problem using pans I've cooked gluten foods in the past? Washing them isn't good enough?

[kareng]

Depends on the pans. If they are scratched or porous, they could have gluten stuck in the cracks. Colanders that you use to drain pasta seem really hard to clean. The sticky gluteny pasta bits stick in the holes and are really hard to get out.

You found cheese that says gluten-free on it? All cheese should be gluten-free unless it's a specialty thing or maybe a spread or cheese sauce.

[Juliebove]

We are new to this forum. My 16 year old daughter diagnosed with Celiac a few weeks ago. She just had gluten free pasta, sauce and fresh brocolli for lunch. She then sprinkled a little gluten-free mozzerlla on the pasta. She also drank some minute maid lemonade from concentrate. Her belly grew after lunch. So..... I called minute maid and they said it is gluten free. Now I wonder if it was the that she may be lactose intolerant as well. Or they aren't truthful at minute maid because I have seen some conflict on this forum regarding minute maid. Everything else she ate was labeled on the containers gluten free except the juice can. Can anyone advise?

Did you cook the pasta? If so was it a new pot, colander, pasta fork, etc? If not there could have been gluten lurking in the crevices.

If she is newly diagnosed she could also be having trouble with dairy. That often happens.

[Flores]

Depends on the pans. If they are scratched or porous, they could have gluten stuck in the cracks. Colanders that you use to drain pasta seem really hard to clean. The sticky gluteny pasta bits stick in the holes and are really hard to get out.

You found cheese that says gluten-free on it? All cheese should be gluten-free unless it's a specialty thing or maybe a spread or cheese sauce.

Wegman's brand is wonderful. On their packaging they little colored circles everything, gluten free (orange circle with G), lactose free (blue circle with L), vegan (green circle with V), high calcium (darker blue circle with HC), etc.

Makes shopping so much nicer.

[krystynycole]

We are new to this forum. My 16 year old daughter diagnosed with Celiac a few weeks ago. She just had gluten free pasta, sauce and fresh brocolli for lunch. She then sprinkled a little gluten-free mozzerlla on the pasta. She also drank some minute maid lemonade from concentrate. Her belly grew after lunch. So..... I called minute maid and they said it is gluten free. Now I wonder if it was the that she may be lactose intolerant as well. Or they aren't truthful at minute maid because I have seen some conflict on this forum regarding minute maid. Everything else she ate was labeled on the containers gluten free except the juice can. Can anyone advise?

Was it shredded cheese? Some brands have additives to keep the shredded cheese not stick together and clump in the bag. Most are safe, but check the brand. I stick to block cheese and shred it my self. I usually shred a bunch at a time and keep in a container.