Although more grain millers are producing gluten free oats, they are still very limited in availability. When oats are processed in the same facilities as wheat, a common practice in the U.S., contamination can occur even with the best cleaning protocol. You are correct that the problem with oat products is not the grain but rather the harvesting & manufacturing processes. This information can also be found on our Web site at click on Healthy Lifestyles, select Special Diets from the menu on the upper left corner of the page. In the future we hope to expand our product line to include more gluten free products.īelow is our list of products made with Gluten Free Ingredients. We are considering this very seriously and have added a new Puffins cereal which is gluten free called Puffins Multigrain that will be on the store shelves soon. "Thank you for contacting Barbara's Bakery about making more of our products Gluten Free. Just got this promising response from Barbara's Bakery (which makes Puffins), although I don't know that I'd feel safe trying even their gluten-free varieties if not made on dedicated equipment, Also, has anyone tried the Honey Rice Puffins she mentions below as having all gluten-free ingredients, or is the consensus to stay away from all Puffins as they are made on facilities shared with wheat products? Like Youdah recommended, I think it's a good idea to consider oats "forbidden" until you've got yourself all healed up then you can try some gluten-free oats and see how they work for you. I am not sensitive enough to cross-contamination that I've felt symptoms from eating even "regular" oats, but eating them still risks damage to my intestines and so I choose to avoid them anyway. Using gluten-free oats avoids the cross-contamination issue, but if your immune system responds to "oat gluten" in the same way as it does to wheat/rye/barley gluten, then even gluten-free oats won't work out for you. are contaminated with wheat, some a little, and some a whole lot. There are two issues with oats: cross-contamination, and a similarity between oat protein and gluten. There is a significant minority of Celiacs who cannot tolerate oats even if they are gluten-free.
Even so, I now choose to avoid oats unless they are certified gluten-free. I am among the majority of gluten-sensitive people who tolerate oats just fine. Not only did the granola bar contain oats, which are questionable for Celiacs, it also contained barley which is an absolute no-no. The box stated "Wheat Free" prominently on the front (these were a Barbara's Bakery brand product). I'm really glad you asked.Īs an example, I was reading the package label for some granola bars at a friend's house today. This is a very good question coming from a newbie. If I product does not contain "wheat" does that make it gluten-free? Product of Canada.I am totally new to this. Learn, play & get rewards at With any correspondence, please enclose package flap. Some setting of contents may have occurred during shipping and handling. This product is sold by weight not volume.
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