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DMCrawford Newbie
DMCrawford
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I'm a newly diagnosed celiac and am in the process of checking all of my medications. I have been on Juice Plus vitamins and called the manufacturer because the label lists "Juice powder and pulp from...barley bran, oat bran... The comapny told me that there vitamins are Gluten free. Can they really be if they have the ingredients listed? SO CONFUSED!!!!

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seeking-wholeness
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NO!!! Barley bran and oat bran are NOT safe for celiacs! I don't know what that company thinks it's doing claiming that those vitamins are gluten-free. (Barley, wheat, and rye GRASSES are theoretically safe for us, BUT cross-contamination is way too likely for me to actually choose to consume any.) I hope this helps!

Lily Rookie
Lily
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Knudsen brand juices come highly recommended from my nutritionist and I love the apple - it tastes like cider. I bought others to try, but I think you'll like it.

Good luck,

Lily

gf4life Enthusiast
gf4life
Posted

I think it depends on who you talk to in the company. A lot of people do not know what gluten is, and since it doesn't say GLUTEN right there on the ingredients list, then they say it is gluten free. If the label says barley bran, then it is not gluten-free. The oats thing is still up in the air as far as it's gluten-free status, but the risk that it was contaminated in the factory is pretty high. I would say, look for a different kind of vitamin. I've heard Freeda's are gluten-free, and many GNC products are also gluten-free.

God bless,

Mariann :)

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Jessi77 Newbie
Jessi77
Posted

I'm a newly diagnosed celiac and am in the process of checking all of my medications. I have been on Juice Plus vitamins and called the manufacturer because the label lists "Juice powder and pulp from...barley bran, oat bran... The comapny told me that there vitamins are Gluten free. Can they really be if they have the ingredients listed? SO CONFUSED!!!!

Juice Plus vitamins ARE gluten free. And they DO have barley and oats...here's how...only the outer shells of the grains are used and

GFPositiveMom Newbie
GFPositiveMom
Posted

Hello,

I contacted Juice Plus directly through their website and received the following response. Can anyone verify that the "Tepnel ELISA AOAC 991.19" testing methodology they refer to as well as the "Codex Alimentarius Commission" standard are approved by the celiac disease and GIG communities? Or can you point me to a web site which verifies this? It sounds totally legitimate, but I just want to make sure they are using gluten-free oats. Update: The newer JP Garden Blend only has "Oat Bran" listed and no longer lists Barley as an ingredient.

From: Distributor Support

Hello,

Juice Plus+® products are regularly tested using Tepnel ELISA methodology (AOAC

method 991.19) for the presence of gluten, and they can be classified according to

the Codex Alimentarius Commission standard as gluten-free. All of our Juice Plus+®

products are under the limit proposed by the FDA for gluten-free foods, less than 20

parts per million.

Should we make any changes to your account today?

Thank you,

Juice Plus+® Customer Care

Original Question:

> Comments: Hi, I just started my family on JP and we are loving it.

> However, my son has Celiac Disease and since the product contains

barley and oats, grains known to be cross-contaminated by wheat

> crops, I've decided to take him off JP. Can someone verify that

> Juice Plus chewables are "Certified Gluten Free"? Thank you so

> much.

Lgood22573 Rookie
Lgood22573
Posted

My doctor is a big pusher of Juice Plus vitamins. He swears they are gluten-free and safe. I don't believe what comes out of people's mouths for the most part, but I can tell you I am fine taking them.

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ravenwoodglass
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Hello,

I contacted Juice Plus directly through their website and received the following response. Can anyone verify that the "Tepnel ELISA AOAC 991.19" testing methodology they refer to as well as the "Codex Alimentarius Commission" standard are approved by the celiac disease and GIG communities? Or can you point me to a web site which verifies this? It sounds totally legitimate, but I just want to make sure they are using gluten-free oats. Update: The newer JP Garden Blend only has "Oat Bran" listed and no longer lists Barley as an ingredient.

From: Distributor Support

Hello,

Juice Plus+

CeliacAndCfsCrusader Apprentice
CeliacAndCfsCrusader
Posted

My doctor is a big pusher of Juice Plus vitamins. He swears they are gluten-free and safe. I don't believe what comes out of people's mouths for the most part, but I can tell you I am fine taking them.

Let me guess, your doc SELLS JuicePlus, right?

IMO, JP is a scam. ANY product that is sold via Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) is always overpriced, underperforming and a waste of $$.

Sorry, but if the product(s) is so good, they'd be sold EVERYWHERE. A company wouldn't need to do it through folks that have to recruit their relatives and friends to buy.

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