Are Cheetos and Other Top Cheese Puff Brands Gluten-Free?

Celiac.com 06/06/2019 - One question we hear regularly is: Are Cheetos Gluten-Free? And what about other top brands of puffed, cheese flavored snacks? Well, Chester Cheetah can purr proudly, because America's best-selling brand of puffed cheese flavored snacks are in fact gluten-free. What other brands of cheesy puffed snacks are gluten-free?

Gluten-Free Cheetos and Cheese Flavored Snacks

Gluten-Free Cheetos and Cheese flavored puffed snacks include:

• Annie's Organic Cheddar Cheesy Puffs--Organic, gluten-free and made with 8 grams of baked whole grains.
• Biena Chickpea Puffs--Made with chickpeas, and lentils, Biena Chickpea Puffs boast seven grams of plant protein, and come in Aged White Cheddar, Blazin’ Hot, and Vegan Ranch flavors.
• Cheetos Baked Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Curls Winter White Cheddar Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Crunchy Cheddar Jalapeño Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot Chipotle Ranch Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot Limón Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Crunchy XXtra Flamin' Hot Flavored Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Fantastix! Chili Cheese Flavored Corn and Potato Snacks 
• Cheetos Fantastix! Flamin’ Hot Flavored Corn and Potato Snacks 
• Cheetos Paws Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Puffs Flamin' Hot Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Puffs Simply White Cheddar Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Puffs Simply White Cheddar Jalapeno Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Reduced Fat Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks
• Cheetos Reduced Fat Puffs Flamin' Hot Cheese Flavored Snacks  
• Chester's Bacon Cheddar Flavored Fries
• Chester's Flamin' Hot Flavored Fries
• Chester's Flamin' Hot Flavored Popcorn
• Earth Balance Gluten Free Vegan Aged White Cheddar Puffs
• Hippeas Chickpea Puffs
• I Heart Keenwah Aged Cheddar Quinoa Puffs--Aged Cheddar Quinoa Puffs are made from ancient grains, real cheese flavor, spices, and paprika for irresistible taste and crunch. Each serving has 5 grams of protein, just 120 calories, and is certified Gluten-Free.
• Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs "No Cheese" Cheesiness--Naturally gluten- and grain-free and totally vegan.
• Luke's Organic Organic White Cheddar Cheese Puffs--Made from natural ingredients like organic whole grain corn and rice, a sustainable oil blend, and real cheddar cheese. USDA Certified Organic, non-GMO, and gluten-free
• Market Pantry Cheddar Cheese Flavored Cheese Puffs Corn Snacks
• Pea Puffs - Original
• Snikiddy Organic Mac’n’Cheese Baked Puffs, Grilled Cheese Baked Puffs, and Cheddar Cheese Baked Fries 
• Trader Joe's Trader Giotto's Oven-Baked, Gluten-Free, Low Carb Cheese Bites
• Utz Cheese Balls Snack Barrel--Made with real cheese! Utz's giant barrel of crunchy cheese treats is gluten-free snack without partially hydrogenated fats. 
• Vegan Rob's Dairy-Free Cheddar Puffs are gluten-free, non-GMO, and kosher.

Gluten-safe

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Barbara's Bakery Original Cheese Puffs--Made with only all-natural ingredients, including real aged cheddar and blue cheeses, non-GMO corn meal, expeller-pressed oils, sea salt, and rich buttermilk. Absolutely no artificial ingredients, and just one gram of sugar per serving. 

We list Barbara's as gluten-safe because Barbara's allergen statement reads: Contains Milk. Manufactured in a facility that also processes sesame seeds, wheat, peanuts, almond, cashew, filbert, hazelnut, macadamia nut, pecan, pine nut, pistachio, walnut, and coconut. 

Have a good cheese puff story? What are your favorite gluten-free puffed cheese snacks snacks?