Frito Lay's Gf List Updated 6-30-04

[angel-jd1]

I had called frito-lay to get an updated list of gluten-free products. Their list online hasn't been updated since 03!! I had to type it out, so please forgive typo's. I hope it is usefull for some of you. Enjoy!! -Jessica

FRITO-LAY Products that do NOT Contain GLUTEN List(no wheat rye barley and oats)

Updated 6-30-04

BAKED DORITOS COOLER RANCH flavored tortilla chips

BAKED LAY

[Alexolua]

Wow, you typed that all out? Thanks for the work. Though I don't think they can claim to be gluten free when they have this little item.

*the above products do not contain gluten; however, they are produced on the same line as our products that do contain gluten. Althought the lines are washed between batches, a slight residue may remain on the lines. Individuals who are extremely sensitive may be affected.

So doesn't that mean these products might be safe, but may not, so it's a risk?

I'm still kinda new to avioding gluten, so I could be wrong. But wanted to ask about that.

[angel-jd1]

Any time you eat a processed food you are taking a risk pretty much. They are being upfront and warning you that there is a chance of cross-contamination. I personally haven't had trouble with them. I am pretty sensitive.

-Jessica

[astyanax]

i think i lot of places stick a disclaimer in there just so they don't get sued or something. i eat ruffles without a problem except for the WOW but i don't know if that's the olean or whatever it's called or gluten, either way probably not good for people with stomach problems!

[Alexolua]

Okay, thanks you two. =)

Though making life harder for me, I need to aviod casien too.. and since they do make products with cheese, think that increases my risk there too. Figure that's on the same lines as well.

So guess for now, I'll stick to home made potato chips! lol

[stef-the-kicking-cuty]

Thanks a lot Jessica

i was diagnosed with celiac disease a few weeks ago and was wondering, if the potato chips from Lay's contain gluten. So i read the label, because i didn't know and thought that only the Lay's classic potato chips were gluten free. I didn't know. Cool! Now i can eat more.

But can somebody help me with this problem? First i started to eat from a big bag of Lay's classic potato chips for a few days (everyday a few hands full). And i never had problems. Now two days ago my husband ate from the same bag. And after that i ate from this bag again and my stomache made strange noise. Could it be, that he ate something with gluten before, then he ate from this chips and whatever he ate before was sticking to the chips now? Well, i don't know. Could anybody help me with that?

Stef

[Alexolua]

Try asking him?

If he had just ate or grabbed something else that would get gluten on his hands, and then put his hand in the bag of chips, then I think that could contaminate the bag.

Least that makes sense to me.

[lovegrov]

He could have contaminated it but I'll have top tell you that I see more complaints about contaminated Lay's products than with most companies. You'll get one bag that's OK and another that isn't. In Lay's case, I don't think their warning is just CYA. As is the case with cereal, the nature of the product makes it harder to clean lines completely.

richard

[terri]

I buy the UTZ individual bags, that way I don't have to worry about him eating his sandwich and reaching in the potato chip bag! UTZ has a whole page on their website dedicated to Celiac disease and I've never had any problem with their chips. Another one that is good is Cape Cod. They will appear on almost all the gluten-free lists.

[joemoe003]

doritos are not gluten free the package says WHEAT FLOUR!!

[tarnalberry]

Joemoe's post - and other posts that have noted the same thing in the past - made me curious to investigate this. The fact is, Frito-Lay specifically lists virtually, if not all, of their Doritos flavors and being gluten-free. And I've never seen wheat flour on the label of a bag of Doritos (though, the only time I look is if I'm at the store and this sort of thread pops up in my mind ;-) ). So where are the claims of wheat flour in the ingredients coming from?

One possibility is Walkers Crisps... they make a corn chip also called Doritos, and their Tangy Cheese flavor specifically lists wheat flour as an ingredient. (Open Original Shared Link

I wonder if this is a country specific thing?

[angel-jd1]

Only the Nacho cheese flavored Doritos(in the red bag) contain wheat flour. Hope that clears it up.

-Jessica

[flagbabyds]

but the cooler ranch ones are gluten-free

[astyanax]

for what it's worth, i don't consider myself to be too sensitive to gluten yet i have definitely gotten sick off of gluten-free lays chips, it took me a long time to make the connection but i'm pretty positive that's what it was a bunch of times. so even though it's labled gluten free this is one of the few commercial products i avoid now because of cross contamination issues

and walker crisps i've only seen in europe, i'm not sure if they are available in the states

[Guest gfinnebraska]

I am, unfortunately, sensitive ~ Lays products make me VERY sick. I would love it if they were gluten-free and free from contamination ~ I LOVE their puffy cheese curls!!! ~ but the fact is that they must get cross contamination. Sorry!!!

[lovegrov]

Lay's does indeed seem to have a problem with contamination of some products. Recently I read, however, that Lay's says the regular potato chips, Ruffles, Fritos and the Stax chips are made on dedicated lines. Obviously I cannot guarantee there's no contamination even in them, but thought I would pass this along.

richard

[Carriefaith]

I've heard that too! Hope they're right!

[hthorvald]

If you like cheese puffs, Pirate's Booty is a great alternative. They are gluten-free and I've been eating them with great enjoyment. I believe their Fruity Booty and Veggie Booty are also gluten-free.

H.

[Guest gfinnebraska]

Thanks H ~ I will give them a try!!