Malt Flavoring

[punker18]

Does malt flavoring have gluten in it? I've been sick lately but i can't figure it out.

[psawyer]

Yep, its malted barley, and therefore has gluten.

[ravenwoodglass]

Does malt flavoring have gluten in it? I've been sick lately but i can't figure it out.

Yup, as stated it is not safe. It is one of the main reasons we always have to call about a product that has 'natural or artificial' flavors. Barley and gluten are not considered a mainstream allergin and companies can hide barley malt in anything they want to if they consider it a 'secret' part of the flavoring recipe.

[hez]

This is also why most main stream cereal is off limits to us. Almost, no all, of my favorite cold cereals have malt in them

Hez

[lovegrov]

You absolutely MUST assume malt flavoring is barley based because it almost always is. However, you can check, because in very rare occasions it's based on another grain. For instance, the gluten-free beers are generally based on malted sorghum. And I've seen a product or two based on malted corn. VERY rare, but it does happen. Any grain can be malted.

If it's something you really want or like, or if it claims to be gluten-free but has malt flavor, DO NOT EAT IT AT FIRST, but call the company and check.

richard

[Nic]

This is also why most main stream cereal is off limits to us. Almost, no all, of my favorite cold cereals have malt in them

Hez

And the worst part is that it is never listed until you are almost done reading the list. Your reading along very excited because all of the ingredients seem safe and then there it is toward the middle or end "barely malt extract". I just hate it .

Nicole