What Is Natural Flavorings

[Dyang]

Pasta sauce on rice

I sometimes put pasta sauce on rice.

It has:

crushed tomatos

mushroom

fresh garlic

salt

spices

and

other natural flavorings

Is "other natural flavorings" gluten free?

[tarnalberry]

You have to call the company to find out. There's no guarantee that it is or is not. It's one of thoe ingredients that can hide gluten.

[ms-sillyak-screwed]

They can hide all kinds of garbage and just about [anything] in those words. And they can call it their "trade secrets" and they don't have to tell us. Words like "other natural flavorings" or "natural flavoring" stay far far away from. You might not think that they are harming you -- then bam -- one day out of no where you are blind-sided and don't know why.

[mmaccartney]

in the US Natural Flavorings can mean any ingredient that has been approved for human consumption by the FDA.

So what's approved? I'm too scared to look.

[chgomom]

in the US Natural Flavorings can mean any ingredient that has been approved for human consumption by the FDA.

So what's approved? I'm too scared to look.

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The ER doc I saw also told me to be careful with iodized salt, that if your gut is leaky it can cause a reaction in celiacs....not sure how true that is....

[ms-sillyak-screwed]

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[ravenwoodglass]

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The ER doc I saw also told me to be careful with iodized salt, that if your gut is leaky it can cause a reaction in celiacs....not sure how true that is....

The iodine is particularly bad for celiacs with DH. I have always instinctively avoided iodized salt, mainly cause my Mom did. I had trouble getting DH sores to heal and realized after taking them for 4 years that my hair and skin supplements had iodine in them. I switched supplements and my last sore is finally healing with no new ones cropping up.