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Nathans Fries & Hotdogs

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Guest gliX
Guest gliX
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Nathans Fries & Hotdogs: gluten free?

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lauriel234 Explorer
lauriel234
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I'm not sure about the fries - check with the Nathan's you want to go to about how they fry them, but the hotdogs have wheat in them, sorry. I think they're the only hot dogs around that do have wheat.

Jnkmnky Collaborator
Jnkmnky
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I was surprised the other poster said they have wheat in them!! I always think of hot dogs as safe at friend's bbqs. Now I'll have to check. But I didn't see any ingredient lists on their web site. If you find out for sure, could you let us know?

momof2 Explorer
momof2
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I though they were gluten free as well!

Guest gliX
Guest gliX
Posted

Lauriel is right, Nathan's is one of the rare hotdogs that aren't gluten-free, still not sure about the fries but it would also depend on how they cooked them.

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
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If you check a Nathan's package they very, very clearly say wheat in the ingredients. Or at least it did last time I looked. It's the only hot dog I know of so far that has wheat in it.

richard

Guest gliX
Guest gliX
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Too bad, nathans hotdogs are good...but not as good as hebrew nationals, which are gluten-free. B)

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canadave Apprentice
canadave
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If you check a Nathan's package they very, very clearly say wheat in the ingredients. Or at least it did last time I looked. It's the only hot dog I know of so far that has wheat in it.

richard

It looks like Nathan's hot dogs (the ones you buy in supermarkets) are now gluten-free, as of December 2009. See my post here:

https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=64885

No idea if the hot dogs served at the Nathans restaurants are gluten-free too...if anyone wants to check, maybe they could post something here as a followup.

(sorry to resurrect the zombie thread...it's just that this is the first thing that comes up in a search for "nathan's gluten free", so I figured I'd add a note, in case anyone is looking to see if Nathan's is gluten-free).

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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It looks like Nathan's hot dogs (the ones you buy in supermarkets) are now gluten-free, as of December 2009. See my post here:

https://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/index.php?showtopic=64885

No idea if the hot dogs served at the Nathans restaurants are gluten-free too...if anyone wants to check, maybe they could post something here as a followup.

(sorry to resurrect the zombie thread...it's just that this is the first thing that comes up in a search for "nathan's gluten free", so I figured I'd add a note, in case anyone is looking to see if Nathan's is gluten-free).

AND canadave, thanks for the note. That's one of the many reasons why we are here. ;)

Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
Posted

This is good to know. We occasionally run across hotdogs on a buffet. I realize they are probably the cheap kind but I always worry that they might be Nathan's. Now I don't have to worry.

canadave Apprentice
canadave
Posted

This is good to know. We occasionally run across hotdogs on a buffet. I realize they are probably the cheap kind but I always worry that they might be Nathan's. Now I don't have to worry.

Hi Julie,

Actually, to be honest, if I were you, I would be very suspicious of any unknown hot dog's gluten-free status. Most "cheap" hot dogs do have wheat in them; in fact, the vast majority of them do. Unless you know for sure the brand of the hot dog at the buffet, and you know for sure that that brand is gluten-free, I would absolutely stay away from it.

Alphawave Rookie
Alphawave
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Hi Julie,

Actually, to be honest, if I were you, I would be very suspicious of any unknown hot dog's gluten-free status. Most "cheap" hot dogs do have wheat in them; in fact, the vast majority of them do. Unless you know for sure the brand of the hot dog at the buffet, and you know for sure that that brand is gluten-free, I would absolutely stay away from it.

Not that you can get it at a restaurant, but Hebrew National hotdogs are gluten free. BUT, since they are kosher as well, I one time asked if the hotdog (at a function) was kosher, and they brought out a package that happened to be Hebrew National, and cooked one up for me. Apparently they had purchased them due to some people not eating pork.

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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I would be very suspicious of any unknown hot dog's gluten-free status. Most "cheap" hot dogs do have wheat in them; in fact, the vast majority of them do.

Please provide your source for this assertion.

Until recently the only brand known to contain wheat was Nathan's, and they have now changed their formula and are gluten-free.

Please also identify the specific brands which you say contain gluten, and the origin of the information on their gluten content.

canadave Apprentice
canadave
Posted

Please provide your source for this assertion.

Until recently the only brand known to contain wheat was Nathan's, and they have now changed their formula and are gluten-free.

Please also identify the specific brands which you say contain gluten, and the origin of the information on their gluten content.

Maybe it's different in the US, but here in Canada, out of the 8 or so varieties of hot dogs I see at the supermarket (made by Presidents Choice, Coachman, Schneiders, Olympic, Sobeys house brand "Our Compliments", and Maple Leaf brands, to name six...I can't remember the rest offhand), nearly all of them list wheat as an ingredient OR say "MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF: WHEAT" (due to contamination of the production line). In fact, "Maple Leaf Top Dogs" used to be one of the few gluten-free hot dogs available here, and a couple of months ago they changed their formulation to contain wheat.

The tone of your question makes it sound like you think I'm making this up. I'm just telling you what I've read on the ingredients lists for these products. Believe me, I love hot dogs, and wish that there were more gluten-free choices available.

Regardless of whether the US is different in this respect, my advice to Julie still stands: it's unwise to "trust" that any unknown hot dog you encounter is gluten-free.

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

Yeah, sometimes we forget that we have an international membership. In the US, most hotdogs are gluten free.

canadave Apprentice
canadave
Posted

Yeah, sometimes we forget that we have an international membership. In the US, most hotdogs are gluten free.

Just wanted to add this. I wrote to Nathan's thanking them for going gluten-free. I just got this today from David Kalish, Nathan's Director of Purchasing:

"In response to many inquiries from our loyal customers over the past few years, we began work on a new spice formula that did not contain glutens. Nathan's is very proud of the fact that we were able to manufacture our product Gluten-Free. We will be making all of our hot dogs and sausages for both Foodservice & Retail this way shortly. One word of caution: at this time we are in the process of transitioning to our new formula. Not every product both in supermarkets and our restaurants have been converted as yet. Please check your supermarket packages carefully to make sure they have the "Gluten-Free" burst on the label.

Thank you for your continued loyalty to our brand."

Love it, love it, love it! Kudos, Nathans and Mr. Kalish....kudos.

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