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Is There Gluten In Vanilla Extract?


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aeshlea Apprentice

I just read somewhere the vanilla is not gluten free if it has an alcohol base?? Does anyone know this to be true? A lot of posts I have been looking at on here for the holidays have receipes that use vanilla extract..so I am confused.


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I just read somewhere the vanilla is not gluten free if it has an alcohol base?? Does anyone know this to be true? A lot of posts I have been looking at on here for the holidays have receipes that use vanilla extract..so I am confused.

I just use powdered vanilla. I know it is gluten free.

momandgirls Enthusiast

All McCormick and Stop and Shop brand spices, herbs and extracts are gluten free.

happygirl Collaborator

McCormick's vanilla extract is safe.

cruelshoes Enthusiast

It used to be believed that distilled alcohol was a source of gluten. This is now generally accepted to be untrue. Vanilla extract is made from distilled alcohol, and is gluten free. There is still a lot of old information out there on the internet that says that vanilla has gluten in it. Vanilla extract is listed on the safe foods list here on celiac.com.

jerseyangel Proficient

McCormick's alcohol is synthetic--I called and spoke to them about it.

mouth Enthusiast
I just read somewhere the vanilla is not gluten free if it has an alcohol base?? Does anyone know this to be true? A lot of posts I have been looking at on here for the holidays have receipes that use vanilla extract..so I am confused.

HI, ok here we go.. McCormicks-- the Vanilla is gluten-free-- why? because the "alchol" in it is snythesized-- it is man made-- they told me it is safe- I use it for my daughter -- in her pancakes to add a little extra flavor-- she has had no problems.. Mc Cormicks is great- if they add something to their products it is listed on there.

glgl

lynn


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Is the McCormicks imitation vanilla also gluten free?

momandgirls Enthusiast

All McCormick's spices, herbs and extracts are gluten free.

darlindeb25 Collaborator

My sister once told me that she has not once found a vanilla with gluten in it yet--I do not worry about it. She bakes so much and is a celiac, plus a dietician--so I do value her opinion.

tBar-251 Newbie

:lol: Whew! I stayed up 'til 2am last night, working on a ...

gluten free

dairy free

soy free

egg free

cane sugar free

Pumpkin Pie!

And the only ingredient I was worried about was the vanilla. The forum here is so wonderful. Thanks everyone.

Oh, and if you think duplicate answers are useless, they're not. They only serve to confirm each other.

mouth Enthusiast
Is the McCormicks imitation vanilla also gluten free?

I WOULD THINK SO, I AM NOT SURE.. I WOULD JUST CALL OR EMAIL THEM.. THEY WERE WONDERFUL, AND VERY HELPFUL, AND THEY HAVE A REALLY COOL COOKING SITE, IN WHICH YOU CAN CHOOSE AND THEY SEND YOU EMAILS, SAMPLES ETC..

www.mccormicks.com

lynn

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I WOULD THINK SO, I AM NOT SURE.. I WOULD JUST CALL OR EMAIL THEM.. THEY WERE WONDERFUL, AND VERY HELPFUL, AND THEY HAVE A REALLY COOL COOKING SITE, IN WHICH YOU CAN CHOOSE AND THEY SEND YOU EMAILS, SAMPLES ETC..

www.mccormicks.com

lynn

Try this link, the one you listed seems like a food site but it was a bit off so I looked it up on Google

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