Foods containing Gluten

Gluten is a protein group found in wheat, rye, barley and oat flours that forms the structure of bread dough. 

Gluten holds the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by the yeast and expands during fermentation, and provides the elasticity and stretch in bread dough.

Beverages

• Ovaltine
• malted milk
• ale
• beer
• gin
• whiskey
• flavored coffee
• herbal tea with malted barley

Milk

• Malted milk
• some commercial chocolate milk
• some nondairy creamers

Meat, Fish, Poultry

• Prepared meat containing wheat, rye, oats, or barley
• tuna canned in vegetable broth

Cheese

• Any cheese product containing oat gum
• some veined cheeses (bleu, stilton, roquefort, gorgonzola)

Potato and Pasta

• Regular noodles
• spaghetti
• macaroni
• most packaged rice mixes
• semolina
• spinach noodles
• frozen potato products with wheat flour added

Cereals

• wheat
• rye
• oats
• barley
• bran
• graham
• wheat germ
• durum
• bulgar
• millet
• triticale
• spelt
• kamut

Breads

• rye flour
• oat flour
• barley flours
• and grains listed above

Flours and Thickening Agents

• Wheat germ
• bran
• wheat starch
• all flours containing wheat, rye, oats, or barley; spelt; kamut

Vegetables

• Creamed vegetables
• vegetables canned in sauce
• some canned baked beans
• commercially prepared vegetables and salads

Fruits

• Thickened or prepared fruits
• some pie fillings
• raisins and dried dates that have been dusted with flour

Fats

• Some commercial salad dressings
• wheat germ oil
• nondairy cream substitutes
• most commercial gravies and sauces

Soups

• Most canned soups and soup mixes
• bouillon and bouillon cubes with hydrolyzed vegetable protein

Desserts

• Commercial cakes, cookies or pies made with
  • wheat
  • rye
  • oats
  • barley
  • millet
  • amaranth
  • buckwheat
  • spelt
  • teff
  • quinoa
  • kamut
• prepared mixes
• puddings
• ice cream cones
• Jell-O instant pudding
• cream fillings
• products made with brown rice syrup

Sweets

• Commercial candies dusted with wheat flour
• butterscotch chips
• flavored syrups
• sweets containing malt/malt flavorings
• some brown rice syrup
• some corn syrup

Miscellaneous

• Curry powder
• dry seasonings mixes
• gravy extracts
• meat sauces
• catsup
• mustard
• horseradish
• chip dips
• most soy sauce
• some distilled white vinegar
• instant dry baking yeast
• some cinnamon
• condiments made with wheat-derived distilled vinegars
• communion wafers/bread
• some alcohol-based flavoring extracts