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Mono & Diglycerides

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coveowner Newbie
coveowner
Posted

I saw in Living Without that mono& diglycerides is on the questionable list. Why? What is is made from and what does it do? ;)

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I found this page on enabling.com that tells why celiacs need to avoid Open Original Shared Link

I hope this helps.

Mariann

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debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

Isn't this in margarine?

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

Mono and diglycerides are in many, many things and almost without exception are gluten-free.

richard

jdeven Newbie
jdeven
Posted

I'm confused about mono- and diglycerides too.

I have been avoiding anything that contains them.

Then yesterday I bought a cookbook The Gluten-

Free Baker's Pantry and alot of the recipes

call for shortening. It was explained in the book that

the Mono- and diglycerides in shortening are

Acceptable. Why? I just don't get it. It's accepteable

in some things and not in others?

Guest gillian502
Guest gillian502
Posted

I eat tons of stuff with mono and diglicerides. My understanding is that Richard is correct-they are almost always gluten-free. If I'm wrong on this I hope someone will correct me because they are a pretty regular part of some of the foods I eat!

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

While I cannot in good conscience say mono and diglycerides are always gluten-free, I can say that in three eyars I can't remember finding a product that wasn't gluten-free just because of those ingredients. There definitely is absolutely no reason to avoid all products that have them. If they concern you, call the manufacturer.

richard

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Sharon C. Explorer
Sharon C.
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My understanding is that mono and di's are safe in the USA but can't be trusted from another country. I read that somewhere, but can't remember where.

Guest gillian502
Guest gillian502
Posted

Right, that's my understanding, too. In the US, I believe they must be gluten-free in foods, but not always in meds. I always call all new products I eat, anyway, but sometimes I still feel suspicious eating something if there any question as to the origin of the ingredients.

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