Ingredient Guide

Unfriendly Ingredients for Gluten Free Lifestyles

Ingredients that people with certain lifestyles and diets choose to avoid in their food.

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A diet that strictly excludes gluten, a mixture of proteins found in wheat and related grains.

Ingredients that people living the Gluten Free lifestyle, typically, choose to avoid in their food.

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Ingredient Is it Gluten Free? Description
Artisan May be Gluten Free Artisan foods may contain a wheat-based ingredient.
Bagel May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Balm May be Gluten Free May contain gluten. Must be verified by checking the label or by contacting the manufacturer.
Barley Never Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Beer May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Biscuit May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Bread May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Brewer Never Gluten Free Yeast used in beer making. Often contains gluten. Check ingredients if gluten-free isn't on label.
Brownie May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Buckwheat May be Gluten Free Often contaminated with other grains, such as wheat.
Bulgur May be Gluten Free A cereal food often made with wheat-based ingredients.
Cake May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Candy May be Gluten Free Some candies include wheat-based ingredients.
Cheesecake May be Gluten Free Some recipes include wheat flour.
Chips May be Gluten Free Some potato chip seasonings may contain malt vinegar or wheat starch.
Chocolate May be Gluten Free Some varieties have a risk of contamination from other products. Read the label to see if gluten free.
Chow May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Cookie May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Cornbread May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Cornflake May be Gluten Free May not be gluten free. Many brands also contain barley malt extract, which is used as a flavoring.
Couscous May be Gluten Free Made from granules of durum wheat, so it is not gluten-free.
Cracker May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Croissant May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Crouton May be Gluten Free Many types of crouton are made with wheat-based ingredients.
Crust May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Dextrin May be Gluten Free If found on a meat or poultry product could be from any grain, including wheat.
Donut May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Dough May be Gluten Free May contain gluten. Must be verified by checking the label or by contacting the manufacturer.
Dressing May be Gluten Free May contain malt vinegar, soy sauce, flour.
Dumpling May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Durum Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Egg May be Gluten Free May contain gluten if used as an ingredient. Some foods add wheat based batter to eggs.
Einkorn Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Emmer Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Farina Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Farro Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Flatbread May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Fries May be Gluten Free Be careful of batter containing wheat flour or cross-contact from fryers.
Gluten Never Gluten Free Gluten is a general name for the proteins found in different forms of wheat.
Gnocchi May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Goldfish May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Graham Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Granola May be Gluten Free Some bars may contain wheat as an ingredient, and most use oats that are not gluten-free.
Gravy May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Hotdog May be Gluten Free Some hot dogs include wheat-based ingredients. Check the label for gluten-free statements.
Kamut Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Lipgloss May be Gluten Free May contain gluten. Must be verified by checking the label or by contacting the manufacturer.
Lipstick May be Gluten Free May contain gluten. Must be verified by checking the label or by contacting the manufacturer.
Malt Never Gluten Free Many malted products contains gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Marinade May be Gluten Free May contain malt vinegar, soy sauce, flour.
Matzo May be Gluten Free A type of flatbread that often contains wheat-based ingredients.
Meat May be Gluten Free Many imitation or processed meats include wheat-based ingredients.
Muffin May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Multi-grain May be Gluten Free Multi-grain foods may contain a wheat-based ingredient.
Naan May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Noodle May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Orzo May be Gluten Free A form of short-cut pasta. Often made with wheat-based ingredients.
Pancake May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Panko May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Pasta May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Pita May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Potatobread May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Poultry May be Gluten Free May contain gluten if self-basting.
Pretzel May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Ramen May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Ravioli May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Risoni May be Gluten Free A form of short-cut pasta. Often made with wheat-based ingredients.
Roll May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Roux May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Rusk Never Gluten Free A wheat-based food additive. Often refers to a hard, dry biscuit or a twice-baked bread.
Rye Never Gluten Free Often contains gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Sausage May be Gluten Free May contain wheat-based additives.
Seafood May be Gluten Free Many imitation or processed seafoods include wheat-based ingredients.
Seasoning May be Gluten Free Some seasonings contain gluten.
Seitan Never Gluten Free Includes wheat gluten. Found in many veggie burgers and imitation meat.
Semolina Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Soba May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Soup May be Gluten Free Pay special attention to cream-based soups, which have flour as a thickener. Many contain barley.
Soysauce May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Spelt Never Gluten Free An ancient strain of wheat and contains gluten levels similar to modern day wheat.
Starch May be Gluten Free If found on a meat or poultry product could be from any grain, including wheat.
Stock May be Gluten Free Some stock cubes include wheat-based food additives.
Supplement May be Gluten Free May contain gluten. Must be verified by checking the label or by contacting the manufacturer.
Taramasalata May be Gluten Free Dip made with breadcrumbs that often contain gluten.
Toast May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Tortilla May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Triticale Never Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Udon May be Gluten Free Often contains a form of grain gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Wafer May be Gluten Free May contain gluten. Must be verified by checking the label or by contacting the manufacturer.
Wheat Never Gluten Free Wheat includes gluten. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Wheatberries Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.
Wheatberry Never Gluten Free Variety or derivative of wheat. Check the ingredients if gluten-free is not on the label.