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    Is Lindt Bear Chocolate Gluten-Free?

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    Wondering if the Lindt Chocolate Bear is gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? Here's the lowdown.

    Is Lindt Bear Chocolate Gluten-Free? - Image: CC BY 2.0--KJGarbutt
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    Celiac.com 12/03/2021 - 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 chocolate. 

    Specifically, is Lindt Chocolate Bear gluten-free and safe for people with celiac disease? 

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     The question refers to the numerous chocolate holiday bears put out by the Lindt chocolate company.

    Our search of the Lindt company website turned up six edible bear chocolate products.

    But a quick glance at the ingredients shows that the answer is NO. 

    Many Lindt chocolates contain barley malt, or barley malt powder as an ingredient, and the Lindt Chocolate Bear is no exception. The ingredients for the Lindt chocolate bears lists barley malt powder.

    For this reason, the Lindt Chocolate Bear is not considered gluten-free, or safe for people with celiac disease.

    Lindt Bear Chocolate Ingredients:

    • Sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate, lactose, skim milk, soy lecithin (emulsifier), barley malt powder, artificial flavor. May contain tree nuts. 

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    Helen Vajk

    Almost all See's are gluten-free, details on their website.  Almost all Leonidas.  

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    Chiqeeey
    On 12/6/2021 at 2:33 PM, Helen Vajk said:

    Almost all See's are gluten-free, details on their website.  Almost all Leonidas.  

    Godiva. According to Godiva Chocolates, its chocolate bars and solid chocolate pieces may contain gluten. Though it sells three certified gluten-free products, its website states that "Any person with a gluten allergy should NOT consume ANY of our products."Jul 8, 2020

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    cristiana

    If anyone in the UK is reading this and misses the Lindor milk chocolate truffles I've found a wonderful substitute which doesn't contain gluten from M&S which tastes, to my palate, anyway, exactly the same.  

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    Guest gluten-free in SoCal

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    Per Lindt chat representative their products "without gluten ingredients" are handled on equipment shared with gluten containing products and are not tested.  The rep stated Lindt does not make gluten-free claim for any of their products (contrary to website), simply "without gluten ingredients".  Horrible and misleading.

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    trents
    37 minutes ago, Guest gluten-free in SoCal said:

    Per Lindt chat representative their products "without gluten ingredients" are handled on equipment shared with gluten containing products and are not tested.  The rep stated Lindt does not make gluten-free claim for any of their products (contrary to website), simply "without gluten ingredients".  Horrible and misleading.

    Depends on how you look at it. I see it as an honest disclosure. Products like that may pose no problem for celiacs except the most sensitive. It may be misleading to new celiacs, however, who have not learned the ropes with regard to food industry terminology.

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