Coors Peak is a new naturally gluten free and certified gluten free beer.
I’m not much of a beer drinker, so I had a gluten-free beer drinker try it. He reported: “Drinkers who love a great micro brew will be disappointed but, it is a fine alternative to a “regular” macro brew.”
Sadly for us, it is only available now in Oregon and Washington. Hope it travels east soon. Comment when you spot it here.
I’m so excited that Trans-Ocean products are now labeled gluten free.
From their website:
We are proud to say that effective Fall 2014, our production plant became a dedicated, 100% gluten-free facility and all of our products are now gluten-free. You’ll find a gluten-free banner on all of our packaging. Be assured our products have the same delicious flavor and high quality that has made us America’s #1 brand of surimi seafood.
“Fake crab” is one of the few things I’ve missed since going GF. But not any longer.
Back in 2010, General Mills changed one ingredient in their Chex cereal line. Switching from malt to molasses, GM launched Rice Chex as gluten free (GF). Its success prompted the release of six more flavors.
Beginning in July of 2015, five Cheerios products will have the same great taste but will be going gluten free: Original, Honey Nut, Apple Cinnamon, Frosted, and Multi-Grain Cheerios. While Chex is made from rice and corn, Cheerios is made from oats, which is a controversial grain in the gluten free community.
Oats are controversial because they are contaminated by wheat when they are processed or transported.
Those who have celiac disease (CD) and gluten sensitivity (GS) are advised to consume only certified gluten free oats. Even then, a percentage of those with CD and GS still react against any oats. (Even certified GF oats should be carefully introduced, especially into the diet of someone newly diagnosed).
Chex instant hot oatmeal, made from gluten free WHOLE oats, was launched in 2014. There is only a limited supply of GF oats. To launch Cheerios which require a large quantity to be made into OAT FLOUR, General Mills decided to mechanically filter regular oats to eliminate cross contamination, rendering them gluten free.
General Mills is aware of the gluten free FDA labeling guidelines and are testing to ensure the standard of less than 20ppm is met. They have a great reputation as a responsible company.
While the gluten free/celiac community applauds General Mills for producing another mainstream GF cereal which costs less than some GF cereals and is more widely available, some early questions have arisen:
1. Why not a third party certification?
2. It is understood that the mechanical filtering is a competitive secret, specially developed by GM at great cost. If they can’t reveal it, why can’t they release more on the type of testing done, as well as the quantity of testing done?
3. Why can’t they use gluten free oats, developing a demand?
Of all the 5 GF Cheerios, Multi-Grain will go through the biggest reformulation. Its wheat and barley ingredients will be replaced with sorghum and millet.
What do you think about the new GF Cheerios?
Please comment!
Corned beef should be gluten free. It’s basically salted beef. However meat is NOT regulated by the FDA. It is regulated by the USDA which (the majority of the time) follows FDA guidelines for wheat and gluten free labeling. Having said that…..
The labels or websites for the following brands state that their products as ‘gluten-free’:
• Colorado Premium – all corned beef products
• Freirich – all corned beef
Giant Eagle (listed on package)
• Grobbel’s Gourmet corned beef briskets
• Hormel
• Market Day: Corned Beef Brisket per their product key
• Mosey’s corned beef per Costco website
• Wegmans corned beef brisket
• Thumann’s cooked corn beef brisket, first cut corned beef (cooked and raw), top round corned beef (cooked), cap and capless corned beef.
As always, please verify that your choice is gluten free.
Happy St. Pat’s day and beyond!
This list was last checked March, 2015
Alamarra sells professional quality GF crepe mixes and is located here in Northeast Ohio in Mentor.
The company says,”One of Alamarra’s manufacturing facilities is dedicated to making gluten free mixes and already produces gluten free crêpe and waffle/panacake mixes. The gluten free crêpes and waffles actually taste better than most other crêpes and waffles. More gluten free products are being developed. Look for us in Heinen’s and Zagara’s.”
Warm GF crepes available as mixes sounds like a bit of heaven! Consider supporting this local gluten free business!
