Which Brands of Bacon Are Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 06/30/2021 - We get a lot of questions from celiac community members wondering if certain products are gluten-free. One question we see a lot is about bacon. Specifically, what brands of bacon are gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? 

Now, bacon is just raw or smoked pork belly that has been preserved. Unless gluten is added, bacon doesn't usually contain gluten ingredients and can usually be considered gluten-free. However, for anyone wanting to be sure, the brands and varieties of bacon listed below are labeled or certified gluten-free. 

Gluten-free bacon brands and varieties include:

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Applegate Farms
Gluten-free Applegate Farms bacon varieties include:

• Natural Good Morning Bacon
• Natural Reduced Sodium Sunday Bacon
• Natural Sunday Bacon
• Natural Turkey Bacon
• Organic Sunday Bacon
• Organic Turkey Bacon

Armour
Gluten-free Armour bacon varieties include:

• Real Bacon Bits
• Real Bacon Topping
• Rendered Bacon Fat
• Fresh Finish Fully Cooked Bacon slice
• Cherrywood Bacon
• Chipotle Bacon
• Insta and Quick Finish Bacon
• Raw Bacon
• Raw Applewood Bacon
• Buffet Style Raw Bacon

Beeler’s
Gluten-free Beeler’s bacon varieties include:

• Pepper
• Garlic Pepper
• Original
• Apple Cinnamon

Boar’s Head
All Boar's Head meats, including bacon, are gluten-free, including:

• Butcher Craft Thick Cut Naturally Smoked Bacon, Product of Canada
• Canadian Style Uncured Bacon
• Maple & Brown Sugar Bacon, Product of Canada
• Naturally Smoked Bacon
• Naturally Smoked Traditional Bacon, Product of Canada
• Uncured Turkey Bacon

Bob Evans
Bob Evans Grocery gluten-free bacon varieties include:

• Hickory Smoked Bacon
• Maple Bacon
• Thick Sliced Country pepper Bacon
• Thick Sliced Hardwood Smoked Bacon

Butterball
Gluten-free Butterball bacon varieties include:

• Original Turkey Bacon
• Thin and Crispy Turkey Bacon
• Lower Sodium Turkey Bacon
• Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

Dakin Farm
Gluten-free Dakin Farm bacon varieties include:

• Applewood Smoked Bacon
• Canadian Bacon
• Cob-Smoked Bacon
• Cob-Smoked Bacon & Applewood Smoked Bacon
• Cob-Smoked Slab Bacon
• Cob-Smoked Turkey Bacon
• Gourmet Bacon Sampler
• Extra Lean Bacon Sampler
• Irish Style Back Bacon
• Maple Coated Bacon

Dietz and Watson
Certified gluten-free Dietz and Watson bacon varieties include:

• Gourmet Imported Bacon
• Gourmet Pre-Cooked Bacon

Farmland Foods
Gluten-free Farmland bacon varieties include:

• 30% Less Fat Bacon
• 35% Less Sodium Bacon
• Applewood Smoked Classic Cut Bacon
• Classic Cut Bacon
• Double Smoked Bacon
• Extra Thick Cut Bacon
• Lower Sodium Classic Cut Bacon
• Sliced Thick Cut Bacon

Godshall’s
Gluten-free Godshall’s bacon varieties include:

• Turkey Bacon
• Maple Turkey Bacon
• Canadian Brand Turkey Bacon
• Beef Bacon
• Chicken Bacon

Hatfield
Gluten-free Hatfield bacon varieties include:

• Cherrywood Smoked Extra Thick Cut Triple Smoked Bacon
• Hickory Extra Thick Cut Triple Smoked Bacon
• Maple Brown Sugar Extra Thick Cut Triple Smoked Bacon

Jones Dairy Farm
Certified gluten-free Jones Dairy Farm bacon varieties include:

• Canadian Bacon Slices
• All Natural Double Cherrywood Smoked Uncured Canadian Bacon
• Dry Aged Bacon
• Dry Aged Cherry Hardwood Smoked Bacon
• Cherry Hardwood Smoked Uncured Turkey Bacon
• Old Fashioned Slab Dry Aged Bacon

Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats
Gluten-free Nueske’s bacon varieties include:

• Applewood Smoked Bacon
• Wild Cherrywood Smoked Bacon
• Triple Thick Butcher Cut Bacon
• Thick Sliced Peppered Bacon
• Smoked Slab Bacon
• Smoked Canadian Bacon

Oscar Mayer
Gluten-free Oscar Mayer bacon varieties include:

• Selects Smoked Uncured Bacon
• Original Bacon
• Original Turkey Bacon
• Original Fully Cooked Bacon
• Thick Cut Fully Cooked Bacon
• Turkey Bacon bits
• Hickory Smoked Bacon
• Maple
• Super Thick Cut
• Center Cut Bacon
• Lower Sodium Bacon

Smithfield
Gluten-free Smithfield bacon varieties include:

• Cinnamon Toast Shakin Bacon
• Maple Syrup Shakin Bacon
• Hometown Original Bacon
• Thick Cut Bacon
• Lower Sodium Bacon
• Cherrywood Smoked Bacon
• Sea Salt Bacon
• Butcher’s Cut Bacon
• Center Cut Bacon
• Maple Bacon
• Hometown Original Bacon Bits

Wellshire Farms
Gluten-free Wellshire Farms bacon varieties include:

• Bacon Bits
• Canadian Bacon
• Classic Sliced Turkey Bacon
• Fully Cooked Bacon Strips
• Fully Cooked Chicken Bacon
• Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon
• Organic Dry Rubbed Bacon
• Organic Sugar Free Turkey Bacon
• Organic Turkey Bacon (81173)
• Rubbed Center Cut Bacon
• Smoked Maple Uncured Bacon
• Smoked Sliced Uncured Beef Bacon
• Sugar Free Dry Rubbed Fully Cooked Uncured Bacon
• Sugar Free PALEO Dry Rubbed Bacon
• Thick Sliced Dry Rubbed Bacon
• Turkey Peppered Uncured Bacon

Wright
Gluten-free Wright bacon varieties include:

• Naturally Smoked Honey Bourbon Bacon
• Naturally Smoked Smoked Brown Sugar Bacon
• Hickory Smoked Bacon
• Applewood Smoked Bacon
• Maple Bacon
• Smoked Peppered Bacon

And finally, an entire website devoted solely to gluten-free bacon:

Bacon Scouts
Bacon Scouts offers a variety of gluten-free bacon for sale. According their website, Bacon Scouts search for, test, and sell award-winning, Gourmet bacon from top meat markets across the United States.