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Gluten Free French Fries


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This question may have been asked before but I've never seen it. Are fast food french fries (McDonalds, Burger King, etc) gluten free?


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Okay, Mcdonald's website clearly says they contain wheat. So, I guess we celiacs can't have them. But, Ore Ida makes a fast food fry that I buy at Walmart that are really really really good, and it says gluten free on the bag. So are there hashbrowns. Not sure about burger king, but i think there apple fries are okay. Don't take my word on it though, haven't been there to eat....

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Statement from the Celiac Sprue Association (CSA)

www.csaceliacs.org

CSA is generally considered to be the most conservative of the Celiac Disease Support Groups in the U.S. The following is from their official statement concerning the McDonald's French Fries issue on 2/26/06.

"The Celiac Sprue Association (CSA) has examined the commercial manufacturing process of the natural flavoring with wheat as a starting ingredient which is used in connection with the McDonald's Corporation French fries and hash browns. CSA provides the following statement after knowledgeable, careful evaluation and review of the process and pertinent test results.

French fries and hash browns prepared in oils with this flavoring might be considered, commercially, to "contain no gluten." Third party analysis of the wheat ingredient of the natural flavoring revealed detectable levels of gluten. Factors affecting the possibility of there being any residual gluten in the final French fries or hash browns include:

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This question may have been asked before but I've never seen it. Are fast food french fries (McDonalds, Burger King, etc) gluten free?

Chick-Fil-A, Five Guys and In N Out are OK. Most of the others aren't because they are either fried in a shared fryer or contain some sort of gluten in the seasoning, etc. McDonald's are a personal choice. Many celiacs enjoy them without issue.

lovegrov Collaborator

Wendy's does not claim their fries as gluten-free because some small percentage of their restaurants don't have a dedicated fryer. Most do, and the fries are gluten-free there.

Hardees (Carls) fries are NOT because they don't have a dedicated fryer.

BK has a dedicated fryer but I've heard too many tales of people finding an onion ring in the fries because the bins are so close.

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