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Gluten-free

DC-102

Section 1: Allergy & Intolerances

Compendium Definition

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Note:
It is important to check labels thoroughly. Manufacturing companies may change product
recipes / formulas without notice. Avoid cross contamination. Frequent common cross continuation areas include: deep fryers, toasters, utensils and cutting boards.
Caution: xxxx

Vegetables

Allowed

  • fresh, frozen and canned vegetables
  • vegetable juices

Foods to question

  • vegetables with sauces
  • french-fried potatoes (esp. where gluten-containing foods may be cooked in same oil)
  • potato wedges with seasonings

NOT allowed:

  • vegetable dishes containing egg

Fruit

Allowed

  • fresh, frozen and canned fruit
  • plain fruit juices

Foods to question

  • dates
  • fruits with sauces
  • fruit juices or smoothies with barley or wheat grass

NOT allowed:

  • fruits in desserts made from grains containing gluten, muffins, cakes, etc.

Salads

Allowed

  • salads with allowed ingredients

Foods to question

  • salads with sauces or dressings

NOT allowed:

  • salads with croutons or pasta made from grains containing gluten

Grain Products

Breads & Baked Goods

Allowed

  • items made with amaranth, arrowroot starch, buckwheat, corn bran, corn flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, flax, kaniwa, legume flours (bean, garbanzo / chickpea, lentil, pea), mesquite flour, millet, nut flours (almond, chestnut, hazelnut, walnut), potato flour, potato starch, PURE gluten free oat products, quinoa, rice (black, brown, green, purple, red, white, wild), rice bran, rice flours, rice polish, sago, sorghum flour, soy flour, sweet potato flour, tapioca (cassava, manioc), taro (dasheen / eddo), teff

Foods to question

  • foods made with buckwheat flour
  • seasoned or flavoured rice mixes
  • multigrain or flavoured rice crackers and rice cakes
  • oats (oat bran, oat flour, oat groats, rolled oats / oatmeal, steel cut oats)

NOT allowed:

  • wheat (all types incl. durum, einkorn, emmer, farro, kamut, spelt), wheat bran, wheat flour, wheat germ, wheat gluten, wheat starch, wheat farina, wheat-based semolina
  • atta, barley, couscous, graham flour, triticale, rye
  • commercial oat products: oat bran, oat flour, oat groats, oatmeal, steel cut oats due to contamination with wheat grains
  • pastas made from grains

Hot Cereal

Allowed

  • amaranth, buckwheat grits, corn grits, corn meal, cream of rice (brown and white), hominy grits, millet grits, quinoa, rice flakes, soy flakes, soy grits
  • PURE gluten-free rolled
    oats / oatmeal and steel
    cut oats

NOT allowed:

  • cream of wheat, regular oatmeal, Red River Cereal®
  • other hot cereals made with wheat, rye, triticale, barley and / or contaminated oats

Cold Cereal

Allowed

  • puffed gluten-free grains (amaranth, buckwheat, corn, millet, rice, sorghum), gluten-free cornflakes, gluten-free crisp rice, gluten-free granola, rice flakes, soy-based cereals, other cereals with allowed ingredients

NOT allowed:

  • Corn flakes®, Rice Krispies ®, Bran Flakes®, All Bran Buds, Cheerios ®, Raisin Bran®, Puff Wheat
  • other cold cereals made with wheat, rye, triticale, barley or contaminated oats
  • cereals made with added barley malt, extract or flavouring

Other Grains / Starches

Allowed

  • pastas made from allowed flours
  • plain rice, rice crackers, rice cakes, rice tortillas
  • corn tortilla/tacos

Foods to question

  • buckwheat pasta

NOT allowed:

  • pastas made with ingredients not allowed
  • wheat flour tacos, tortillas and wraps
  • pizza crust
  • stuffing and dressing made with unacceptable ingredients
  • soda crackers and other crackers made with ingredients not allowed
  • waffles or pancakes made with wheat flour
  • perogies
  • croutons
  • muffins and other baked goods made from ingredients not allowed

Milk & Alternatives

Allowed

  • fresh, frozen or canned meat, poultry, fish, seafood
  • gluten-free breaded meat, poultry, fish, seafood
  • plain fresh, liquid, dried or powdered eggs
  • lentils, dried peas, dried beans, plain tofu
  • plain nuts and seeds and their butters

Foods to question

  • deli or luncheon meats, hotdogs, sausages, meat / sandwich spreads, frozen meat patties, meatloaf, ready-to-cook ham, dried meat, imitation bacon bits, imitation crab or lobster, seasoned fish products, meat substitutes (check with manufacturer)
  • seasoned or flavoured eggs
  • canned beans in sauce
  • flavoured tofu
  • seasoned or dry roasted nuts and seeds
  • nut butters (peanut, almond, etc.)

NOT allowed:

  • fish canned in vegetable broth with hydrolyzed wheat protein
  • frozen chicken breasts with chicken broth containing unacceptable ingredients
  • frozen turkey basted or injected with hydrolyzed wheat protein
  • breaded meat, poultry, fish with unacceptable ingredients
  • egg dishes made with ingredients not allowed
  • meat substitutes made with ingredients not allowed

Soups

Allowed

  • gluten-free bouillon cubes, dried soup bases, prepared broths, cream soups and stocks; homemade soups and stocks made from allowed ingredients

Foods to question

  • prepared broths and soups
  • dried soup mixes
  • soups bases
  • soup mixes
  • bouillon cubes

NOT allowed:

  • soups made with mixes and bouillon containing gluten or hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat starch, wheat flour and other ingredients not allowed

Oils & Fats

Allowed

  • butter, cream, margarine, lard, shortening, vegetable oil, mayonnaise, salad dressing with allowed ingredients

Foods to question

  • cooking spray
  • salad dressings

NOT allowed:

  • salad dressing made with ingredients not allowed

Desserts & Sweets

Allowed

  • most ice creams, sherbet, whipped toppings, whipping cream, egg custard, gelatin desserts, milk pudding made with allowed ingredients
  • cakes, cookies, pies, pastries made with allowed ingredients
  • gluten-free ice cream cones, wafers and waffles
  • honey, jam, jelly, marmalade, corn and maple syrup, molasses, sugar, icing sugar, plain cocoa, pure baking
    chocolate, pure or artificial vanilla extract, coconut, artificial sweeteners

Foods to question

  • cake icing and frosting
  • hard candies, Smarties®, chocolates and chocolate bars with wafers and cookies

NOT allowed:

  • bread pudding, cakes, cookies, muffins, pies, pastries, ice cream cones, wafers and waffles made with ingredients not allowed
  • regular licorice and other candies made with ingredients not allowed

Fluids

Allowed

  • tea
  • instant or ground coffee
    (regular or decaf)
  • cocoa
  • soft drinks
  • distilled alcohol and
    gluten-free beers, wine
  • nutritional supplements
    (Boost® / Ensure®)

Foods to question

  • flavoured and herbal tea
  • flavoured coffee, coffee substitutes
  • hot chocolate mixes
  • flavoured alcoholic beverages (e.g. coolers, ciders and Caesar vodka beverages)

NOT allowed:

  • malted beverages, malt extract
  • non-dairy beverages made with barley
  • beer, ale and lagers made from barley, wheat or rye

Miscellaneous

Allowed

  • plain pickles, relish, ketchup, plain prepared mustard, tomato paste, vinegars, gluten-free soy sauce, gluten-free teriyaki sauce
  • pure herbs and spices, black pepper
  • baking soda, cream of tartar, MSG
  • guar gum, xanthan gum, psyllium husks
  • active dry, baker’s or nutritional yeast

Foods to question

  • yeast extract

NOT allowed:

  • soy sauce, tamari, teriyaki sauce, malt vinegar, miso, other sauces and gravies made from wheat flour, hydrolyzed wheat protein or other unacceptable ingredient
  • brewer’s yeast

References:

Source: Celiac Canada

Dietitians of Canada – Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition (PEN): Gluten-free Eating, 2018.

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