All wheat pasta contains gluten, including spaghetti, fettuccine, macaroni, lasagne, and ravioli. Not all breakfast cereals contain wheat, but many do, so be sure to check the nutrition labels. Also, be aware that oats are often raised and processed with wheat.
Gluten is a very common component in foods and this figure is largely based on the amounts of gluten in your average slice of whole wheat bread, around 4.8 grams or 10% by weight of gluten, and in a serving of pasta, roughly 6.4 grams or 11% by weight of gluten.
Pasta and Couscous
Since wheat is high in gluten and most pasta is made from semolina or wheat flour, conventional pasta is high in gluten. This also includes couscous, lasagna, ravioli, and tortellini, along with canned soups containing noodles or pasta.
You can naturally find gluten in barley, wheat, rye, and Triticale (a cross hybrid of rye and wheat). You can also find it in processed foods like oats, bread, pasta, cereal, and pizza. You will find gluten in whiskey since rye contains components used in fermentation.
Yes, potatoes don't contain gluten and are therefore gluten-free.
Yes, all rice (in its natural form) is gluten-free. This includes brown rice, white rice, wild rice and rice flour. Even Asian or sticky rice, also called “glutinous rice,” is gluten-free, despite its name.
Yes, eggs are naturally gluten-free.
Oats do not contain gluten. They contain a similar protein called avenin and research has shown that most people with coeliac disease can safely eat avenin.
While most cheeses by themselves do not contain gluten, foods that contain cheese as one ingredient may not be gluten-free, so you should always read the label. Cheesecake is not gluten-free (unless specified on the label) because the crust is made with wheat flour.
Sourdough is not gluten free, but we know that many people with IBS, gluten intolerance, or gluten sensitivity can tolerate sourdough bread. This is because the methods used to make sourdough break down some of the gluten in the flour so it is easier to digest. Think of sourdough as low-gluten rather than gluten-free.
Nutritious, naturally gluten-free foods include all fruits, vegetables, and unprocessed beans, fish, meats, seeds, legumes and nuts. Some grains, including rice, millet and flax are all gluten-free too.
It affects the small intestine – the part of the digestive system responsible for absorbing nutrients. If you have coeliac disease, eating gluten – a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats – causes damage to the lining of your small intestine. It also causes inflammation in other parts of your body.
Foods containing gluten (not safe to eat)
If you have coeliac disease, do not eat the following foods, unless they're labelled as gluten-free versions: bread. pasta.
Whether it's wholegrain brown rice, polished white rice or long grain basmati rice, they're all considered gluten-free.
Yes, meat is naturally gluten-free.
Plain, fresh cuts of meat, including beef, poultry (chicken, turkey, etc), rabbit, lamb and fish/seafood meat, are all gluten-free. However, be careful with breaded or floured meats, which typically contain wheat and therefore gluten.
Yes, beans are naturally gluten-free. They're also a good source of fiber, protein and vitamins for those on a gluten-free diet.
In short, the ingredients for French fries (potatoes, oil, salt) are naturally gluten-free. But many fast food restaurants cook their French fries in oil that is cross-contaminated with foods that contain gluten, meaning their French fries cannot be considered gluten-free.
Yes, chickpeas are gluten-free. Chickpeas have many other names, including garbanzo beans, garbanzo, gram, Bengal gram, Egyptian pea, cici beans, chi chi beans and cece beans. The most common variety of chickpea is a beige, tan color, but they can also be black, green, or red.