Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.


  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

If Turkeys Can Have Gluten, Can Chicken?

sahm-i-am

By sahm-i-am
in Coping with Celiac Disease

Recommended Posts

sahm-i-am Apprentice
sahm-i-am
Posted

With all the Turkey Talk lately, I've learned that some/most turkey manufacturers inject natural flavorings and seasonings and broth to enhance the flavor. Some contain gluten. It made me start thinking about our other meats we buy every day. Do they inject flavors and such into our chicken, beef, etc? Has anyone looked into this, before I google?

Just wondering....

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
Posted

Yes, but it is rare. Some frozen chicken is injected with broth and the broth could have barley in the "natural flavors". They have to declare if the broth has wheat in the US and I have not yet seen one with wheat. I try to buy fresh chicken only for this reason. I buy it fresh and freeze it. I'm not sure about beef. I've never seen beef with flavor injected in it unless its a pre-marinaded roast or something. Just buy plain, raw beef and you shouldn't have a problem. I avoid preformed frozen burger patties too. Although they have to declare the ingredients, some of those patties could be flavored with soy sauce with wheat in it. So in my mind it's just easier to buy fresh ground beef and make my own patties to freeze.

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

This talk about turkey comes up every year. I'll make my usual declaration that I've yet to see a turkey -- I'm talking about your basic raw fresh or frozen turkey -- that has gluten, even the ones that are "injected" or have broth. Same with chicken. I keep hearing that some of these with broth have gluten but I can't name one that does.

Instead of a long list of turkeys that don't have gluten, if you know of one that definitely does have gluten, please name it here so that we can avoid it.

richard

GFinDC Veteran
GFinDC
Posted

I saw a turkey in a wheat field once, does that count? :unsure::P:D

Just kidding. I can't name one either. But I do the same thing, buy the ones that don't list any broth etc. The plainer the better I think. I can always add seasonings I like when I cook it. I have seen meat with wheat listed but it was in a separate seasoning packet that was easily thrown away. I think that was a ham though. Been A while so I don't remember. Hormel Cure 81 hams are gluten-free, and labeled so on the package.

The burger patties I have bought sometimes. But tend not to because they are usually more expensive than plain burger. But if they say 100% beef on the package and there are no other ingredients they should be ok. There shouldn't be other ingredients with 100% of one ingredients anyway.

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

Ham is also pretty much OK except a couple that have a glaze that lists wheat. Read the ingredients. I agree that the less stuff added to the turkey the better, but most people do buy turkeys with broth, flavoring etc.

For several years now I've asked people to list the raw fresh or frozen turkeys they've found that definitely contain gluten. That list is still blank. The reality is that turkey is safe unless the person cooking it stuffs it or adds gluten.

richard

Bella001 Explorer
Bella001
Posted

With all the Turkey Talk lately, I've learned that some/most turkey manufacturers inject natural flavorings and seasonings and broth to enhance the flavor. Some contain gluten. It made me start thinking about our other meats we buy every day. Do they inject flavors and such into our chicken, beef, etc? Has anyone looked into this, before I google?

Just wondering....

Just went to Btterball's website and it reads:

Butterball product labels let consumers know whether any of the top eight allergens may be present in the product. For example, a label may read

Lori2 Contributor
Lori2
Posted

The turkeys we have available here are Jennie-O brand. Their web-site says both their fresh and frozen turkeys are gluten free.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


sahm-i-am Apprentice
sahm-i-am
Posted
  • Author

Thanks everyone. I have my turkey in the freezer and it says Gluten Free on the side. (honeysuckle white). Probably overkill, buy my celiac numbers aren't going down and my doctor and nutritionist said be extra vigilant. NO natural flavorings unless I can verify they are gluten free. And I was just wondering about other meats - it is all a learning process. Thank you to all who responded - you guys are great!

cap6 Enthusiast
cap6
Posted

Hormel marks its meat gluten-free. I was so excited to see their deli meats. It'sd the small things in life :D

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Join eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):



    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):



  • Recent Activity

    1. asaT
      - asaT replied to Scott Adams's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
      48

      Supplements for those Diagnosed with Celiac Disease

      plant sources of calcium, such as spinach, have calcium bound to oxalates, which is not good. best source of calcium is unfortunately dairy, do you tolerate dairy? fermented dairy like kefir is good and or a little hard cheese. i do eat dairy, i can only take so much dietary restriction and gluten is hard enough! but i guess some people do have bad reactions...
    2. asaT
      - asaT replied to Scott Adams's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
      48

      Supplements for those Diagnosed with Celiac Disease

      i take b12, folate, b2, b6, glycine, Nac, zinc, vk2 mk4, magnesium, coq10, pqq, tmg, creatine, omega 3, molybdnem (sp) and just started vit d. quite a list i know. I have high homocysteine (last checked it was 19, but is always high and i finally decided to do something about it) and very low vitamin d, 10. have been opposed to this supp in the past...
    3. nanny marley
      - nanny marley replied to hjayne19's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
      20

      Insomnia help

      Great advise there I agree with the aniexty part, and the aura migraine has I suffer both, I've also read some great books that have helped I'm going too look the one you mentioned up too thankyou for that, I find a camomile tea just a small one and a gentle wind down before bed has helped me too, I suffer from restless leg syndrome and nerve pain hence I...
    4. David Blake
      - David Blake commented on Scott Adams's article in Product Labeling Regulations
      1

      FDA Moves to Improve Gluten Labeling—What It Means for People With Celiac Disease

      My question I have proposed to the FDA through their website is why Prescription and OTC drug manufacturers are not required to list what binding ingredients were used to bine the drug? They list this on Capsules which are made of cellulose but not on pills? As it stands I or my pharmacist must contact the manufacturer to find out and my list is long from...
    5. nanny marley
      - nanny marley replied to wellthatsfun's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
      4

      nothing has changed

      I agree there I've tryed this myself to prove I can't eat gluten or lactose and it sets me back for about a month till I have to go back to being very strict to settle again
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      133,343
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    emoryprose
    Newest Member
    emoryprose
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.6k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):

  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • asaT
      Supplements for those Diagnosed with Celiac Disease

      By asaT · Posted

      plant sources of calcium, such as spinach, have calcium bound to oxalates, which is not good. best source of calcium is unfortunately dairy, do you tolerate dairy? fermented dairy like kefir is good and or a little hard cheese. i do eat dairy, i can only take so much dietary restriction and gluten is hard enough! but i guess some people do have bad reactions to it, so different for everyone.  
    • asaT
      Supplements for those Diagnosed with Celiac Disease

      By asaT · Posted

      i take b12, folate, b2, b6, glycine, Nac, zinc, vk2 mk4, magnesium, coq10, pqq, tmg, creatine, omega 3, molybdnem (sp) and just started vit d. quite a list i know.  I have high homocysteine (last checked it was 19, but is always high and i finally decided to do something about it) and very low vitamin d, 10. have been opposed to this supp in the past, but going to try it at 5k units a day. having a pth test on friday, which is suspect will be high. my homocysteine has come down to around 9 with 3 weeks of these supplements and expect it to go down further. i also started on estrogen/progesterone. I have osteoporosis too, so that is why the hormones.  anyway, i think all celiacs should have homocysteine checked and treated if needed (easy enough with b vit, tmg). homocysteine very bad thing to be high for a whole host of reasons. all the bad ones, heart attack , stroke, alzi, cancer..... one of the most annoying things about celiacs (and there are so many!) is the weight gain. i guess i stayed thin all those years being undiagnosed because i was under absorbing everything including calories. going gluten-free and the weight gain has been terrible, 30#, but i'm sure a lot more went into that (hip replacement - and years of hip pain leading to inactivity when i was previously very active, probably all related to celiacs, menopause) yada yada. i seemed to lose appetite control, like there was low glp, or leptin or whatever all those hormones are that tell you that you are full and to stop eating. my appetite is immense and i'm never full. i guess decades or more ( i think i have had celiacs since at least my teens - was hospitalized for abdominal pain and diarrhea for which spastic colon was eventually diagnosed and had many episodes of diarrhea/abdominal pain through my 20's. but that symptom seemed to go away and i related it to dairy much more so than gluten. Also my growth was stunted, i'm the only shorty in my family. anyway, decades of malabsorption and maldigestion led to constant hunger, at least thats my theory. then when i started absorbing normally, wham!! FAT!!!    
    • nanny marley
      Insomnia help

      By nanny marley · Posted

      Great advise there I agree with the aniexty part, and the aura migraine has I suffer both, I've also read some great books that have helped I'm going too look the one you mentioned up too thankyou for that, I find a camomile tea just a small one and a gentle wind down before bed has helped me too, I suffer from restless leg syndrome and nerve pain hence I don't always sleep well at the best of times , racing mind catches up I have decorated my whole house in one night in my mind before 🤣 diet changes mindset really help , although I have to say it never just disappears, I find once I came to terms with who I am I managed a lot better  , a misconception is for many to change , that means to heal but that's not always the case , understanding and finding your coping mechanisms are vital tools , it's more productive to find that because there is no failure then no pressure to become something else , it's ok to be sad it's ok to not sleep , it's ok to worry , just try to see it has a journey not a task 🤗
    • nanny marley
      nothing has changed

      By nanny marley · Posted

      I agree there I've tryed this myself to prove I can't eat gluten or lactose and it sets me back for about a month till I have to go back to being very strict to settle again 
    • trents
      Supplements for those Diagnosed with Celiac Disease

      By trents · Posted

      You may also need to supplement with B12 as this vitamin is also involved in iron assimilation and is often deficient in long-term undiagnosed celiac disease.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.