Tomato Products

[KarenFe]

I just made a double batch of chili and looked at the tomato can ingredients. I assume diced organic tomatoes, the tomato sauce, and tomato paste are all gluten-free. I'm not talking about flavored anything, but just plain diced, sauce, and paste. Am I correct? The ingredients are fairly straight forward, but there's always the one or two ingredients that I don't even know what they are.

Thanks!

Karen

[626Belle]

From what I've used so far in my cooking this past year, i haven't seen any canned veggies that have gluten in them, especially tomato stuff. I have only seen tomatoes and peppers or spices in even stewed tomatoes or seasoned sauce. There is an unsafe ingredients list on this site that can help you recognize whether any oddball ingredients are not okay. Hope this helps. I've only been doing this gluten free thing for allllmost a whole year now, and I've been there with the labeling issues. I'm starting to compile a folder of printouts from major brands of what their gluten-free products are, and will eventually put a list of brand names and companies who state on their websites that they disclose all gluten ingredients. This will help me have peace of mind at the store so I don't have to second-guess so much.

[hermitgirl]

you may want to be careful if there are natural flavorings listed on the can, or several ingredients. i don't buy seasoned canned veggies at all. the only ingredients i have noticed on them tend to be water and whatever the veggie is. sometimes there might be salt, but usually it is only water and the item itself. they are required to list the major allergens, which include wheat. natural flavorings may include barley or malt, which they don't have to list.