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Gluten-Free Living Guidelines, Part 2

Where does gluten hide?

  • Processed foods particularly deli meats, hot dogs
  • Malt vinegar and soy sauce
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • Tomato pastes
  • Spaghetti sauces
  • Veined cheeses such as blue cheese may contain gluten
  • Vitamins and medications
  • Imitation seafood
  • Instant or flavored coffees and teas
  • Beer
  • Soup, salad dressing
  • Gravy and sauces thickened with flour
  • Glue on postage stamps and envelopes
  • Chewing gum
  • Some lotions, creams and cosmetics

Terms to watch out for that may contain gluten:

  • Corn starch and wheat starch
  • Dextrin
  • Modified food starch
  • Malt or maltodextrin
  • HVP or hydrolyzed vegetable protein
  • HPP or hydrolyzed plant protein
  • Emulsifier and stabilizer
  • Natural flavoring
  • Fillers
  • Durum flour
  • Couscous
  • Semolina
  • Spelt