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Luna Bar Question

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GFqueen17 Contributor
GFqueen17
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These are the ingredients in a Chocolate Raspberry Luna Bar...

Ingredients

Lunapro (Cocoa Soy Rice Crisp [soy Protein Isolate, Organic Rice Flour, Alkalized Cocoa], Organic Soy Protein, Organic Flaxmeal), Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Coating (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Palm Kernel Oil, Organic Cocoa, Organic Soy Lecithin, Organic Vanilla), Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Inulin (Chicory Extract), Raspberry Fruit Chips (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Brown Rice Syrup, Raspberry Concentrate, Apple Pectin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor), Organic Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Inulin (Jerusalem Artichoke Extract), Organic Cocoa, Organic Macadamia Butter, Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Raspberry Powder, Organic Sunflower Oil, Natural and Organic Flavors, Raspberry Juice Concentrate, Organic Gum Arabic, Sea Salt, Soy Lecithin, Citric Acid. Vitamins & Minerals: Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Calcium Carbonate, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Niacinamide (Vit. B3), Ferrous Fumarate (Iron), Zinc Oxide, Molybdenum Glycinate, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Beta Carotene (Vit. A), Thiamin (Vit. B1), Manganese Sulfate, Selenium Aac, Cupric Oxide, Chromium Aac, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12), Folic Acid, Biotin, Phytonadione (Vit. K), Potassium Iodide.

Which part is the gluten?? It looks to be gluten-free but I have heard many times that luna bars are not safe.

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MaryJones2 Enthusiast
MaryJones2
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Per Open Original Shared Link they have gluten. But, I don't see oats in your description so perhaps there is gluten hiding in the natural flavors or something. It would be worth emailing and asking for clarification.

red5050 Newbie
red5050
Posted

I think Jane has a good point - going with the information from Luna's own website. They may not be gluten-free but, an email never hurts!

Just looking at that list of ingredients would make me leery anyway....too many ingredients, too many artificial ones on top of that. I suggest you check out Larabars - they're gluten-free and they all seem to have less than 10 ingredients. Moreover, all of the ingredients are things you actually know.

The chocolate cherry (which may be similar to your Luna bar) contains:

Organic Dates, Organic Almonds, Organic Walnuts, Unsweetened Cherries, Organic Cocoa Powder, Organic Cocoa Mass

They taste great! I always have a Larabar or two on me, just in case :D You can find them several places including Trader Joe's, REI, and many places online.

GFqueen17 Contributor
GFqueen17
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thanks for the replies i think i will email them. and believe me, i know all about larabars! i have at least one a day.

julirama723 Contributor
julirama723
Posted

I might be wrong on this, but I think they might not be gluten-free because of the brown rice syrup? Some brown rice syrup is made with barley.

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Salem Rookie
Salem
Posted

in Canada, Luna bars list Barley as an ingredient

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