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100+ Foods That Contain Gluten (or May Contain Gluten)

Last Updated September 20, 2023. Published June 12, 2023 Good For You Gluten Free

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100+ Foods That Contain Gluten (or May Contain Gluten)

Gluten is everywhere – but it’s not always called gluten, nor does it always go by its conventional names, wheat, rye, and barley.

In fact, gluten goes by many names and is found in many seemingly innocuous products.

If you’re following a strict gluten-free diet – either because you have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity – it’s important to know all the potential places gluten may lurk.

To help you, I created this list of 100+ foods that contain gluten (or may contain gluten).

Some products and ingredients are obvious and specifically say wheat, rye, and barley; other ingredients are not so obvious and take a little more detective work to figure out.

When in doubt, consumers should contact the manufacturer or put the product back on the shelf. There is almost always a safe, gluten-free labeled option for your favorite products.

For easy printing and saving, please CLICK HERE to download the following list as a PDF.

100+ Foods that Contain Gluten

Below are 100+ foods and ingredients that contain (or may contain) gluten. Beware!

  1. Abyssinian Hard (a form of wheat)
  2. All-Purpose Flour
  3. Alternative Meats (veggie burgers) – read Are Impossible Burgers, Beyond Meat and Other Plant-Based Meats Gluten Free?
  4. Artificial Flavors
  5. Bacon bits
  6. Barley
  7. Barley malt – read Beware of Malt and these 21 Potential Sources of Barley (Gluten)
  8. BBQ sauces (may contain gluten)
  9. Beer (contains wheat and barley) – read Dedicated Gluten-Free Breweries
  10. Blue cheese (check labels)
  11. Bouillon cubes (check labels) – read Gluten-Free Bouillon – Testing for Hidden Gluten
  12. Bran (outer layer of wheat grain)
  13. Bread, Breading, Breadcrumbs
  14. Brewer’s Yeast
  15. Broths (check labels)
  16. Brown rice syrup (may contain barley malt – check labels)
  17. Buckwheat noodles (buckwheat is gluten-free; however, buckwheat noodles often contain gluten)
  18. Bulgur (wheat)
  19. Caramel Color (may contain barley malt)
  20. Cereal extract
  21. Churros (fried dough) – although I make my own gluten-free churros
  22. Coffee substitutes (may contain barley) – read Is Coffee Gluten Free?
  23. Communion wafers
  24. Corn Flakes – read Are Corn Flakes Gluten-Free?
  25. Couscous
  26. Cracker Meal
  27. Cream of Mushroom Soup (check labels)
  28. Croutons
  29. Dairy substitutes (creamers)
  30. Deep-fried foods (cross-contamination)
  31. Dextrimaltose (made from barley)
  32. Dextrin (may be derived from wheat)
  33. Dry Smoke Flavor
  34. Durum (a form of wheat)
  35. Einkorn (a form of wheat)
  36. Emmer (a form of wheat)
  37. Farina® (type of semolina)
  38. Farro (wheat grain)
  39. Fu (dried wheat gluten)
  40. Gluten-Removed Beer
  41. Gnocchi (potato pasta usually contains wheat)
  42. Groats (cereal grain)
  43. Graham flour
  44. Gravy (often thickened with wheat)
  45. Gummy bears (some contain wheat, including Haribo™)
  46. Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (may contain wheat or barley – OK if made from soy)
  47. Imitation crab
  48. Imitation seafood
  49. Kamut (wheat)
  50. Licorice – read Is Licorice Gluten Free? The Truth about Twizzlers, Red Vines and More!
  51. Maida (wheat flour)
  52. Malt – read Beware of Malt and these 21 Potential Sources of Barley (Gluten)
  53. Malt Balls
  54. Malt Flavoring
  55. Malt Vinegar
  56. Maltodextrin (may contain wheat)
  57. Marinades
  58. Matzo (unleavened wheat cracker)
  59. Matzo Meal
  60. Meatballs (typically made with breadcrumbs) – get my gluten-free turkey meatball recipe
  61. Milkshakes
  62. Miso (check labels, it may contain barley)
  63. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
  64. Naan (flatbread) – get my gluten-free naan recipe
  65. Natural Flavors
  66. Oats (typically contaminated with wheat; use GF-labeled oats only) – read Are Oats Gluten Free? Unpacking Confusing and Contradictory Information
  67. Onion soup mix
  68. Orzo
  69. Panko (breadcrumbs)
  70. Pastina – read Gluten-Free Pastina is Here!
  71. Pearled Barley
  72. Pearled Couscous
  73. Pita (flatbread)
  74. Pita chips
  75. Play-Doh™
  76. Pumpernickel bread (contains rye)
  77. Ramen (check labels) – read Guide to Gluten-Free Ramen Noodles
  78. Rice Krispies® (contains barley) – read Are Rice Krispies Gluten Free?
  79. Roti (round flatbread)
  80. Rye
  81. Salad dressings (may contain gluten) – read Is Ranch Gluten Free? And Other Gluten-Free Salad Dressing Brands
  82. Seitan (tofu-like gluten meat substitute)
  83. Semolina (wheat)
  84. Sopapillas (fried dough)
  85. Shoyu (another name for soy sauce)
  86. Soup bases
  87. Sourdough bread – read Is Sourdough Bread Gluten Free?
  88. Soy sauce (unless marked GF)
  89. Spelt
  90. Surimi (paste used in imitation fish)
  91. Tabbouleh (made with bulgur) – get my cauliflower tabbouleh recipe
  92. Tabouli
  93. Tempura (check labels)
  94. Textured vegetable protein
  95. Triga (another name for wheatgrass)
  96. Triticale (wheat hybrid)
  97. Triticale (wheat and rye hybrid)
  98. Triticum (wheat)
  99. Udon (wheat noodles)
  100. Vegetable gum
  101. Veggie burgers (all Morningstar™ products contain wheat)
  102. Wheat and all derivatives of wheat
  103. Wheat Germ
  104. Wild Emmer (wheat hybrid)
  105. Wine Coolers
  106. Worcestershire Sauce (some brands are GF)
  107. Vital wheat gluten
  108. Yeast Extract

Am I missing a food that contains gluten? Please leave a comment to share; I update this list regularly.

Wondering what you can eat when you’re on a gluten-free diet? Be sure to check out my list of 200+ Foods You Can Eat on the Gluten-Free Diet.

If you’re new to a gluten-free lifestyle, be sure to check out the SIGNATURE Gluten-Free Course to help you go gluten-free fast and get it right from the start!

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