List of foods containing gluten

Some foods containing gluten are obvious to everyone that needs to follow a gluten free diet, but many could slip by unnoticed.

The list of foods below will help you to avoid gluten if you have coeliac disease or suffer a gluten allergy or intolerance.

Many of these fooods can be made with alternative gluten free flours.

So what food products contain gluten?

And for that matter what is gluten?




Grains and baked goods

Bread and bread rolls Rye bread, pumpernickel Yorkshire pudding
Pretzels Cakes Stuffings (click here for gluten free stuffing recipes
Muffins Pastry or pie crust Pancakes (click here for gluten free almond flour pancakes
Biscuits or cookies Pasta - macaroni, spaghetti, etc. Crispbreads
Bulgar wheat Durhum Crumble toppings
Coucous Pizza Semolina
Scones Anything in breadcrumbs (click here for a list of gluten free breakfast cereals)
All Bran Sponge puddings Sponge puddings
Barley water drinks Malted drinks, such as Horlicks Muesli

Foods with hidden gluten

Other foods containing gluten could trick the unsuspecting newly diagnosed Coeliac sufferer into thinking they are safe. The list below shows things that should be checked.

Sausages - often contain rusk Luncheon meat - may contain fillers Blue cheeses (may be made with bread)
Gravy powders and stock cubes such as OXO cubes Matzo flour/meal Shredded suet in packs (flour is normally used to keep the strands separate)
Seitan (doesn't contain gluten, it IS gluten!) Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) Baked beans (there may be gluten in the tomato sauce)
Farina Meat and fish pastes Pates
Self basting turkeys Sauces - often thickened with flour Alcoholic drinks - such as beer, ale, lager (click here for gluten free beers)
Soups - may be roux based (made with flour) Mustard - dry mustard powder contains gluten Instant coffee - may be bulked out with flour
Brown rice syrup Cheap brands of chocolate Potato crips/chips - some are OK, read the ingredients!
Soy sauce - only Tamari is OK Drinking chocolate Licorice
Chutneys and pickles Salad dressings Curry powder and other spices (can be bulked out with flour)
White pepper Malt vinegar Play Dough click here for a cornflour recipe
Supplements Some toothpastes Some lipsticks
Some pharmaceutical products


How to avoid gluten

Gluten can be hidden in processed foods. Check this list for ingredients that may not be as harmless as they seem.

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Therefore no information on this site should be taken as medical advice.
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