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Pepsi, Crystal Light, Jiff Peanut Butter

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e&j0304 Enthusiast
e&j0304
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I am just beginning my venture into gluten-free shopping and have some questions. First, I was under the impression that caramel coloring was not safe. However, when I called Pepsi today to ask about this Aquafina flavored water, they told me that ALL Pepsi products are gluten-free. I asked about the colas that are dark and have caramel coloring and she just repeated, "All pepsi products are gluten free." So, what do you think?? Is caramel coloring safe or not?

Also, I was wondering if anyone drinks Crystal Light and if you know if it's safe. I called Kraft and they said it was, but I think it may bother my daughter so I was wondering.

As far as peanut butter goes, is it best to stick with just plain Smuckers all natural, or is it ok to do Jiff or Skippy in reduced fat versions?

When things say "natural flavoring" or "artificial flavoring" do I need to worry about that? And if I call a manufacturer and they say it's gluten-free, do they definitely know what they're talking about?

Thank you all so much. This feels more and more overwhelming the deeper I get into it!

Shannon

Ella 2.5 years old

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
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Yes, all Pepsi cokes are gluten free. I'm not sure about ALL pepsi products because I do not know all of their products.Most of the time the caramel coloring is ok but you just have to check.

Kraft is a brand that will not hide anything so if it doesn't say wheat,rye,barley,oats on the label then it will be safe.

Most of the time natural and artificial flavors are gluten free but it is questionable so you must check.

Jif and Skippy peanut butters are gluten free so you can use them.

Smuckers will not hide anything so just check labels like with Kraft.

Do you have the safe and forbidden list or foods and ingredients?

Do you have the list of brands like Kraft that will put wheat,rye,barley,oats on the label or be safe?

e&j0304 Enthusiast
e&j0304
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Thanks so much Kaiti.

No, I don't have the list of brands that don't hide things. If you could post that, it'd be great. Thank you so much. I am just worried that I'm accidentally giving her gluten and don't know it...

Thanks again,

Shannon

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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Here are the brands that will list wheat,rye,barley, oats on the label or they will be safe:

Aunt Nelly’s

Balance

Baskin Robbins

Ben&Jerry

Betty Crocker

Blue Bunny

Breyers

Campbells

Cascadian Farms

Celestial Seasonings

Country Crock

Dove

Edy’s

General Mills

Good Humor

Green Giant

Haagen Daz

Hellman’s

Hershey

Hormel

Hungry Jack

Jiffy

Klondike

Knorr

Kozy Snack

Kraft

Libby’s

Lipton

Martha White

McCormick

Nabisco

Nestle

Old El Paso

Ortega

Pillsbury

Popsicle

Post

Progresso

Russell Stover

Seneca Foods

Smucker

Stokely’s

Sunny Delight

T Marzetti

Tyson

Unilever

Wishbone

Yoplait

Zatarain’s

https://www.celiac.com/st_main.html?p_catid=12

The link above is where the safe and forbidden lists can be found

Also, do you have the Delphi List that is 79 pages long? That will definitely come in handy too.

Emme999 Enthusiast
Emme999
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Hey, I just wanted to note that Tropicana (a Pepsi product) is *not* considered gluten-free (according to an email from the company) if it contains "natural flavors" or (of course) "modified food starch".

(See a previous post on Tropicana: "Tropicana - Those Bastards!")

- Michelle

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celiac3270
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Yes, all Pepsi cokes are gluten free. I'm not sure about ALL pepsi products because I do not know all of their products.

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It's not all Pepsi products. It's all Pepsi softdrinks (that is to say, Pepsi, diet Pepsi, etc., but also mountain dew, etc.)

Crystal Light is gluten-free, but it irritates me gastrointestinally (bloating) whenever I drink it. Jif/Skippy are gluten-free, but I'm not sure about reduced fat and stuff.

e&j0304 Enthusiast
e&j0304
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Kaiti and MIchelle, Thanks for the info. Kaiti, no I don't have the Delphi list.

I was also wondering about Cover Girl and Revlon cosmetics. My daughter likes to play with my makeup and I am not sure it's safe. I haven't been able to figure those out by looking online...anyone know?

Thanks again!

Shannon

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
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Jif/Skippy are gluten-free, but I'm not sure about reduced fat and stuff.

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I was told that all kinds of Jif and Skippy are gluten free so I think that would include those unless they are like brand new then I did not check on them.

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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Kaiti and MIchelle,  Thanks for the info.  Kaiti, no I don't have the Delphi list.

I was also wondering about Cover Girl and Revlon cosmetics. My daughter likes to play with my makeup and I am not sure it's safe.  I haven't been able to figure those out by looking online...anyone know?

Thanks again!

Shannon

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Here are a few from the top of my head:

CoverGirl Continuous Color Lipstick is gluten free

Burt's Bees lipstick, lip gloss, chapsticks are gluten free

The whole Bare Escentuals makeup line is gluten free

e&j0304 Enthusiast
e&j0304
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celiac3270,

Thanks to you too. I'm wondering if that's what's happening with my daughter when she drinks crystal light. I feel really overwhelmed right now and I'm starting to get nervous about all of the things that can bother her. Obviously all of you deal with this and have survived it, but I'm so scared about her wanting all the things she can't have and feeling like she doesn't fit in at school. She starts next week at a preschool and I'm nervous that she's going to feel different. I'm also nervous because they use playdough there and I know that's not gluten-free. She only goes 2 days a week though and although I thought about sending gluten-free playdough, I'm not sure what good that would do because it would get contaminated by the regular stuff (through kids playing with all the attachments, shape makers and stuff) on the days that she's not there. I'm so scared she's going to get gluten since we're just not really getting better...

Anwyay, thanks for listening to me vent. Hopefully we'll all get through this!

Shannon

e&j0304 Enthusiast
e&j0304
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That last sentence should say, "We are just NOW getting better" not we're just not getting better!!! That makes a big difference! :)

Shannon

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celiac3270
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Shannon, do you want the list? I've been sending it out for a few months, now. Just send me a PM or e-mail with your address. The list is only available in a word document or text file... so you can't just get it in link form off the web.

-celiac3270

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