Sweets with gluten often contain wheat flour, barley malt, or oats and include items like many cookies, cakes, pastries, some licorice (like Haribo's Pontefract Cakes), and candies with wheat-based coatings or fillers, while gluten-free options are usually pure chocolate, hard candies (like Lemonheads), gummy candies (check labels!), and taffy, but always check labels for wheat, barley, rye, or oats due to cross-contamination risks.
The following Mars products, among others, are not gluten-free:
Do your products contain Gluten? The majority of our products are manufactured in the UK, and we can confirm that these do not contain gluten. The only product produced in the UK that contains wheat are our “Pontefract Cakes”.
From creamy, berry smoothies and flourless chocolate cake to coconut macaroons, pavlova, and even gluten-free banana bread, there's no shortage of sweet treats that are just as yummy as their traditional counterparts—without the wheat flour or gluten-containing ingredients.
Helpfully though, consumers can filter chocolate on Cadbury's site by different dietary requirements, one of which being the presence of wheat. Amongst its most popular products, Crunchies, Twirls, Wispas and Flakes are all gluten free chocolate bars.
The items on our menu that are free from ingredients containing gluten include our French Fries, which are cooked in dedicated fryers using a non-hydrogenated vegetable oil; Hash Browns; Fruit Bags; Carrot Sticks and Shaker Side Salad® with Balsamic Dressing; as well as some McFlurry® desserts, such as the Crunchie and ...
For gluten-free chocolate in Australia, look for specialty brands like Davies Chocolates (100% GF), Pana Organic, and options at Happy Tummies like Vego and Moo Free; check Chocolate Box and Coeliac Australia's endorsed lists; while major brands like Cadbury have naturally GF options (Twirl, Wispa), always check labels for "may contain" warnings due to cross-contamination risks.
Surprisingly gluten-free foods include many naturally GF items like fruits, veggies, rice, quinoa, and pure meats, plus unexpected processed foods such as certain potato chips, ice creams (without mix-ins), plain chocolates, popcorn, and even some specific store-brand chicken nuggets or fish fingers, but always check labels for hidden wheat or barley malt, especially in flavored versions.
Gluten Free Lollies
M&M's do not have a gluten-free label, but many flavors are safe to eat including milk chocolate M&M's, dark chocolate M&M's, peanut M&M's, caramel M&M's, peanut butter M&M's and caramel cold brew M&M's. However, not all M&M's are gluten-free, such as pretzel M&M's, crispy M&M's and many seasonal and holiday flavors.
Many everyday items surprisingly contain gluten, including sauces/gravies (thickened with flour), soy sauce, some processed meats, licorice, malt flavoring (in some ice creams/candies/cereals), flavored rice cakes/chips, certain seasonings, and even cross-contaminated french fries due to shared fryers or flour coatings. Always check labels for hidden wheat, barley, rye, or malt ingredients in processed foods, sauces, and even some cheeses.
Symptoms of gluten intolerance can vary widely and may include:
The known side effects of the excessive consumption of lycasin are bloating, flatulence, loose stools, and borborygmi, the scientific term for tummy-rumbling.
Reading Food Labels: How to Identify Gluten in Sweets
Allowed fresh foods
Many naturally gluten-free foods can be a part of a healthy diet: Fresh fruits and vegetables are gluten free, but dried, frozen and canned versions may have ingredients with gluten in them, including those in sauces. Beans, seeds, legumes and nuts in their natural, unprocessed forms. Eggs.
For the lovers of peanuts and caramel, Snickers are thankfully gluten-free. Snickers are manufactured by Mars but please note that Mars Bars are not gluten-free and unfortunately neither are Malteasers from Mars.
The following foods and drinks contain gluten and should be avoided:
For now, we will take you through our top 10 favourite gluten-free sweets:
Are KitKats® gluten free? Unfortunately they aren't but we're always working on new breaks that everyone can enjoy! Have you tried our KITKAT® Bunny, they're gluten free and delicious!
Eggs are naturally gluten-free, even if the chickens were fed wheat. During digestion, chickens break down gluten proteins so that they are no longer harmful for people with celiac disease.
Foods That May Contain Gluten
Cereals made with wheat, barley, and rye are the main offenders here, which includes your gluten-containing store cupboard favourites like Weetabix, Cheerios, Shreddies, and Bran Flakes.
Gluten Free
Most of our block and chocolate products do not contain gluten. Due to shared equipment with some gluten ingredients, we cannot make a gluten free claim on our products. Liquorice products are made from wheat flour and therefore contain gluten.
Store Bought Gluten Free Bread
Is Aeroplane Jelly gluten free? Aeroplane Jellies do not contain any ingredients that contain gluten, however they are made in a factory that also manufactures products that do contain gluten.