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    Is Kahlúa Gluten-Free?

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    Wondering if Kahlúa gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? Look no further.

    Is Kahlúa Gluten-Free? - Kahlúa in a coconut. Image: CC BY-SA 2.0--Lucas Maystre
    Caption: Kahlúa in a coconut. Image: CC BY-SA 2.0--Lucas Maystre

    Celiac.com 01/15/2021 - Is Kahlúa gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? One question we get a lot is about gluten-free alcohol and liqueur. Specifically, is Kahlúa gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? 

    Kahlúa is a coffee liqueur from Veracruz, Mexico. The drink contains rum, sugar, and 100% arabica coffee. Distilled rum alcohol is gluten-free. Coffee is gluten-free. Sugar is gluten-free. The ingredients themselves are gluten-free. So, is Kahlúa gluten-free, and safe for people with celiac disease?

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     According to Kahlúa, the ingredients used to make the coffee liqueur are gluten-free. Although Kahlúa coffee liqueur is not specifically labeled "Gluten-Free," Kahlúa, along with all of the top brands of coffee liqueur we've looked at are made without gluten-ingredients, and none list wheat as an allergen. 

    Because of this, Celiac.com considers Kahlúa, along with other top brands of coffee liqueur, to be gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease. As always, read labels, choose carefully, and listen to your gut.

    More info is at kahlua.com

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    You don't need a long winded article after the question. I simple "yes" is all that was needed. 

    "Is Kahlúa gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease?" Yes! (see how easy that was).

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    Scott Adams

    Unfortunately Google frowns on such concise "articles," and you likely would never have found this info had we done that. 

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    HK007

    I have had an adverse gluten reaction to Kahlua both times I have tried it. I would not say it is Gluten Free for those who are sensitive.  

    Also, coffee has 5 bio identical strands in its DNA to Gluten (like your thyroid).  So, many people with Celiac disease have the same or similar reaction to coffee as they do to gluten.  At the very least it is not good for those with celiac disease. 

    So, I cannot say for sure if my reaction is gluten or the coffee in Kahlua, but I do not have as strong of a reaction to coffee as I do with Kalhua, so I would say, from my experience, it is both.

    We are all different.  

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    Scott Adams

    I drink coffee daily and have never had an issue. There is nothing in coffee that people with celiac disease need to avoid, this is a myth.

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    Rakdan

    "Because of this, Celiac.com considers Kahlúa, along with other top brands of coffee liqueur, to be gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease".

    That is an irresponsible statement. gluten-free has a definition. You cannot "consider" something gluten free because most similar items do not have gluten ingredients. The correct statement would be that Kahlua is probably safe for most Celiacs and people who are sensitive to gluten.

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