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See's Candy?

JerryK

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So I got a box of See's Candy from my daughter, for my birthday. I've been eating them with reckless abandon....and today I noticed I wasn't feeling all that great, especially this morning.

My symptoms were remarkably like they are when I eat gluten....fatigue,lethargy,depression,gastro,aches,pains etc...

This leads me to wonder if See's contain gluten?? I'm at work, so I can't look on the box. What little info I find on the Internet is conflicting. Anyone know?

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I think they have their gluten info on the web site. I think some of them have gluten, but most don't.

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This is old info but the last I heard, See's uses wheat flour on their line equipment to keep the candy from sticking. They may have become enlightened and stopped, but I'd check.

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So I got a box of See's Candy from my daughter, for my birthday. I've been eating them with reckless abandon....and today I noticed I wasn't feeling all that great, especially this morning.

My symptoms were remarkably like they are when I eat gluten....fatigue,lethargy,depression,gastro,aches,pains etc...

This leads me to wonder if See's contain gluten?? I'm at work, so I can't look on the box. What little info I find on the Internet is conflicting. Anyone know?

I'm not sure about this, but one thing to watch out for is different names for ingredients. For example, if there is Caramel Coloring in it...that's not good for gluten-free diets. There is a whole list of "no-no's" that you wouldn't even imagine. I had a diet soda the other day and my throat got clammy and my symptoms in my mouth flaired up...then I read the can. That was in it.

JerryK Community Regular
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Well, it's sort of a moot point, now, since they are all gone. But I am suspicious of them. It's not like I got really sick, but I could tell I ate something that didn't make me feel great.

I saw a couple entries on the ingredients that made me suspicious..."modified food starch"...things like that. j

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
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I'm not sure about this, but one thing to watch out for is different names for ingredients. For example, if there is Caramel Coloring in it...that's not good for gluten-free diets. There is a whole list of "no-no's" that you wouldn't even imagine. I had a diet soda the other day and my throat got clammy and my symptoms in my mouth flaired up...then I read the can. That was in it.

In North Amercia, caramel coloring is generally safe. Do a search on here and you will see it clarified.

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Hi Jerry,

For future reference, I found this--

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Thanks Patti! very informative.

JerryK Community Regular
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Hi Jerry,

For future reference, I found this--

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Yes, Thanks!

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