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Question About Cereal....

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AustinsMom Newbie
AustinsMom
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I bought Kix because I am told that there is no gluten in this cereal....

Can anyone answer these ?'s form e BEFORE I feed it to him?

What ingredients do I need to look for on labels?

Also, What cereals are gluten free that are sold in grocery stores?

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happygirl
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Kix is a General Mills product. GM has a policy of clearly labeling any gluten, so if Wheat, Rye, Barley, Barley Malt, or Oats isn't listed, it isn't in there.

A list of other companies that have clear gluten labeling policies: Open Original Shared Link

According the general mills website, Kix has oats in it, so it is not safe. Regular, mainstream oats are not safe for those with Celiac or following a gluten free diet.

Open Original Shared Link (click on kix and it provides ingredients)

missy'smom Collaborator
missy'smom
Posted

Here is a list of unsafe ingredients.

https://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1/Unsaf...ents/Page1.html

Rice Chex has been re-formulated to be gluten-free. The new boxes have the words gluten-free clearly visible. If you don't see those words then it's a box with the old formulation and NOT gluten-free. Corn Chex are not gluten-free and neither are Rice Crispies. Barley malt is one ingredient in cereals that is NOT gluten-free. As an example, in the newly re-formulated Rice Chex they replaced barley malt with molasses to make it gluten-free.

The oat crop is considered to be cross contaminated with wheat due to growing, shipping, storing processes. Celiacs must use only certified gluten-free oats and they are too expensive for mainstream manufacturers to use in their products.

Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
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I don't think Kix are gluten-free. There are posts here that *some* Berry Berry Kix do not contain any gluten containing ingredients (you'd have to read the box) but the manufacturer does not say they are gluten-free.

Katester Enthusiast
Katester
Posted

Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles are okay. Rice chex. I called General Mills and they said Trix and Cocoa Puffs are gluten-free but to read the label ever time before purchasing in case the ingredients have changed. I haven't tried either of those yet but I'm looking forward to it. =)

jparsick84 Rookie
jparsick84
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I just finished a box of Kix last week and was fine. Of course, I could have just gotten a lucky box. Since I've heard that GM is planning to reformulate some of their cereals to make them safe for celiacs, I think I'll wait to buy another box of Kix until after this happens.

This can happen with Frito Lay, as well - you go along with a few good bags of chips and then WHAM you get a bad one! I haven't yet figured out the way to always get a good bag, but as soon as I do, you can bet I'll be posting.

purple Community Regular
purple
Posted
Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles are okay. Rice chex. I called General Mills and they said Trix and Cocoa Puffs are gluten-free but to read the label ever time before purchasing in case the ingredients have changed. I haven't tried either of those yet but I'm looking forward to it. =)

What about Berry Pebbles?

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