Is Jello Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 11/20/2021 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain brands and products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about Jell-O brand products. Lately, we've seen a lot of questions about Jell-O brand gelatin desserts. Specifically, is Jell-O gluten-free? Here's the rundown.

Jell-O is a popular gelatin dessert manufactured by Kraft Foods. Kraft makes a number of other products under the Jell-O brand, including Jell-O Instant Pudding and Jell-O No Bake Cheesecake, but this information only covers Jell-O gelatin desserts and snacks.

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Jell-O gelatin dessert typically contains the non-gluten ingredients like: Sugar, Gelatin, Adipic Acid (For Tartness), Contains Less Than 2% Of Natural And Artificial Flavor, Disodium Phosphate And Sodium Citrate (Control Acidity), Fumaric Acid (For Tartness), Yellow 6, Red 40, Bha (Preservative). The packaged Jell-O Gelatin Snacks also contain fruit juice concentrates. Pretty much only the flavorings change.

Kraft does not label their Jell-O products as gluten-free, but all flavors of Jell-O gelatin dessert are made without gluten ingredients, and no gluten or wheat ingredients are listed as allergens. If you're a stickler for gluten-free labeling for all your products, then avoid it, but otherwise, don't worry.

Also, we haven't seen any complaints from our Celiac.com audience about Jell-O causing any gluten-related symptoms. For these reasons, we consider any variety or flavor of Jell-O or Sugar-Free Jell-O gelatin desserts to be safe for people with celiac disease, unless labeled otherwise. Check the Kraft website for specific product information.

Kraft Jell-O gelatin dessert products do not contain gluten, and list no gluten allergens on their labels, including:

• Jell-O Berry Blue Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Blackberry Fusion Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Black Cherry Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Blueberry Pomegranate Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Cherry Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Cranberry Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Mango Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Lemon Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Lime Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Orange Sugar Free Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Peach Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Watermelon Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Strawberry Banana Gelatin Dessert
• Jell-O Original Strawberry Gelatin Snacks
• Jell-O Raspberry Sugar Free 
• Jell-O Sours Blue Raspberry Gelatin Snacks

As always, read labels, avoid gluten, and choose carefully.