Wheat-Free Diet
HOW TO READ A LABEL FOR A WHEAT-FREE DIET
AVOID FOODS THAT CONTAIN WHEAT OR ANY OF THESE INGREDIENTS:
- Bran
- Bread crumbs
- Bulgur
- Couscous
- Cracker meal
- Durum
- Farina
- Flour (all purpose, bread, cake, durum, en-riched, graham, high gluten, high protein, instant, pastry, self-rising, soft wheat, steel ground, stone ground, whole wheat)
- Gluten
- Kamut
- Matzoh, matzoh meal (also spelled as matzo)
- Pasta
- Seitan
- Semolina
- Spelt
- Vital gluten
- Wheat (bran, germ, gluten, malt, sprouts)
- Wheat grass
- Whole wheat berries
MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF WHEAT PROTEIN:
- Flavoring (including natural and artificial)
- Hydrolyzed protein
- Soy sauce
- Starch (gelatinized starch, modified starch, modified food starch, vegetable starch, wheat starch)
- Surimi