Foods to Question*

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NOTES

Milk and Alternatives

Cheese spreads or sauces (e.g. nacho), seasoned (flavoured) shredded cheese

• May be thickened/stabilized with wheat flour or wheat starch
• Seasonings may contain hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch

Flavoured or frozen yogurt

• May contain granola, cookie crumbs or wheat bran

Grain Products

Buckwheat flour

• Pure buckwheat flour is gluten-free. Sometimes buckwheat flour may be mixed with wheat flour

Rice and corn cereals

• May contain barley malt, barley malt extract or barley malt flavouring

Buckwheat pasta

• Some “Soba” (Japanese noodles) contain pure buckwheat flour which is gluten-free but others may also contain wheat flour

Seasoned or flavoured rice mixes

• Seasonings may contain hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch or have added soy sauce that contains wheat

Multi-grain or flavoured rice or corn cakes or rice crackers

• Multi-grain products may contain barley and/or commercial oats
• Some contain soy sauce (may be made from wheat) or seasonings containing hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch

Meat and Alternatives

Baked beans

• Some are thickened with wheat flour

Imitation fish products (e.g. surimi, imitation crab)

• May contain fillers made from wheat starch

Seasoned or dry roasted nuts or seeds

• May contain hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch

Processed meat products: deli or luncheon meats, hot dogs

• May contain fillers made from wheat.
• May contain seasonings made from hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch

Meat substitutes (e.g. vegetarian burgers, sausages)

• Often contain seasonings made from hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch

Vegetables and Fruits

Dates

• Dates may be dusted with commercial oat flour, dextrose or rice flour

French fried potatoes

• Often cooked in the same oil as gluten-containing products resulting in cross-contamination

Soups

Canned soups, dried soup mixes, soup bases and bouillon cubes

• May contain wheat flour or hydrolyzed wheat protein
• May contain noodles or barley
• Cream soups are often thickened with wheat flour
• Seasonings may contain hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch

Fats and Oils

Salad Dressings

• May contain wheat flour, malt vinegar or soy sauce (made from wheat)
• Seasonings may contain hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch.

• Some types have added wheat flour or wheat starch

Desserts and Sweets

Cake icings or frostings

• Wheat starch may be added

Snack Foodds

Seasoned potato chips, taco (corn) chips, nuts and soy nuts

• Some potato chips contain wheat starch
• Seasoning mixtures may contain hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat flour or wheat starch

Beverages

Flavoured or herbal teas or flavoured coffee

• Some flavoured or herbal teas, coffee substitutes and other drinks may have barley malt flavouring. Some specialty coffees may contain a chocolate chip-like product that contains cookie crumbs

Other

Baking Powder

• Most brands contain cornstarch which is gluten-free but some brands contain wheat starch

Specialty mustards, mustard flour and curry paste

• Some brands contain wheat flour and / or wheat starch