Caramel And Carmel Coloring/ Annatto Coloring

[Rebecca47]

My doctor has told me that I cannot have anything with carmel in it, or carmel coloring. So I only drink clear sodas like 7-up, hansens brand sodas like kiwi/ strawberry. Also I am not suppose to have Annatto coloring which is used in Orange colored cheese so I have been eating organic cheese that is white and some specialty cheese never any yellow. Is this something that anyone else has to watch out for. I know there is much more I have be on a gluten free diet since be diagnosed. I feel much better in a lot of ways.

Thanks

Rebecca

[gf4life]

Are you avoiding carmel/carmel coloring and annatto because your doctor told you they aren't gluten free or for another reason?

[Rebecca47]

Are you avoiding carmel/carmel coloring and annatto because your doctor told you they aren't gluten free or for another reason?

[psawyer]

Hi, Rebecca, and welcome to the board.

I'm sure your doctor means well, but his information is not correct, at least concerning gluten.

In the US and in Canada, caramel coloring and the coloring used in yellow/orange cheese are generally accepted as being gluten-free and are not a source of concern. Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola, and their diet versions are gluten-free, and as far as I can recall so are all of the other sodas made by those companies.

The only cheeses that might be a concern for glluten are those such as bleu cheese which have a mold component. Even then, the mold is likely not started on bread, and even if it is, there is controversy about whether any gluten is present in the resulting cheese.

There are a number of other myths circulating about things that celiacs must not eat. Most, like these two, are just wrong. Others generalize. For example, you may be told to avoid soy sauce. This is because many, but by not means all, soy sauces are made from a combination of soy and wheat. There are a number of soy sauces which are pure soy, although they tend to be a bit more expensive.

Many mainstream grocery products are gluten-free as well. This is not as difficult as it seems at first.

[Rebecca47]

Only because she said so, I think the annatto is red food dye 40 that's why maybe. I myself don't know if it is gluten-free. If I find out that it is ,then I will ask here why?? it was on a list that she gave me the day I found out.

Hi, Rebecca, and welcome to the board.

I'm sure your doctor means well, but his information is not correct, at least concerning gluten.

In the US and in Canada, caramel coloring and the coloring used in yellow/orange cheese are generally accepted as being gluten-free and are not a source of concern. Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola, and their diet versions are gluten-free, and as far as I can recall so are all of the other sodas made by those companies.

The only cheeses that might be a concern for glluten are those such as bleu cheese which have a mold component. Even then, the mold is likely not started on bread, and even if it is, there is controversy about whether any gluten is present in the resulting cheese.

There are a number of other myths circulating about things that celiacs must not eat. Most, like these two, are just wrong. Others generalize. For example, you may be told to avoid soy sauce. This is because many, but by not means all, soy sauces are made from a combination of soy and wheat. There are a number of soy sauces which are pure soy, although they tend to be a bit more expensive.

Many mainstream grocery products are gluten-free as well. This is not as difficult as it seems at first.

Only because she said so, I think the annatto is red food dye 40 that's why maybe. I myself don't know if it is gluten-free. If I find out that it is ,then I will ask here why?? it was on a list that she gave me the day I found out.

Thank you everyone who is responding now I will make sure with my doctor, and make sure there is not any other reasons.

Rebecca