Ingredient Glossary: Gluten Status of Common Additives
Decode food labels with confidence. This glossary covers 81 common ingredients and food additives, showing which are safe, which need checking, and which contain gluten. Australian additive numbers included where applicable.
Contains Gluten (26 ingredients)
BarleyBarley MaltBrewer's YeastBulgurCouscousDurumFarinaFuGraham FlourHydrolysed Wheat ProteinKamut FlourMalt ExtractMalt FlavouringMalt VinegarMatzo MealRye FlourSeitanSemolinaSpelt FlourTriticaleVital Wheat GlutenWheat BranWheat FlourWheat GermWheat Protein IsolateWheat Starch
May Contain Gluten (Check Source) (20 ingredients)
Autolysed YeastCaramel Colour (150d)DextrinEmulsifier (322 or other)Hydrolysed Plant ProteinHydrolysed Vegetable ProteinMaltodextrinModified Food Starch (1404-1420)Natural FlavoursOat BranOat FibreProtein PowderSeasoningSmoke FlavouringSoy Sauce SolidsSpice BlendStarch (unspecified)Textured Vegetable ProteinThickener (unspecified)Yeast Extract
Gluten Free (35 ingredients)
Agar (406)Almond FlourArrowrootAscorbic Acid (300)Baking PowderBuckwheat FlourCarrageenan (407)Cellulose (460)Citric Acid (330)Cocoa ButterCocoa PowderCoconut FlourCorn FlourCorn Starch (1420)Cream of Tartar (334)Flaxseed MealGellan GumGlycerol (422)Guar Gum (412)Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (464)Lecithin (322)Locust Bean Gum (410)Methylcellulose (461)Pectin (440)Potato FlourPotato StarchPsyllium HuskRice FlourRice StarchSodium Bicarbonate (500)Sorghum FlourTapioca StarchTeff FlourVanilla ExtractXanthan Gum (415)
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