Kellogg's Eggo Waffles Now Gluten-free!

very happy with the Eggo Gluten free waffle.

I went to the Kellogg website and found that the Eggo gluten-free waffles contain oat flour, which I don't consider to be gluten free (even the ones that are listed as gluten-free). I'm disappointed.

I agree with Claire. I am not able to have oats either. Artificial flavors are also out. By the way, the Cheerios coming out are not using gluten-free oats. Contamination issues??

I agree with Claire. I am not able to have oats either. Artificial flavors are also out. By the way, the Cheerios coming out are not using gluten-free oats. Contamination issues??

Highly doubtful as the liability is just too great.

Pure oat grain is gluten free. However oats can be contaminated with wheat due to crop rotation. This doesn't happen very often but it does happen. The came is true for corn. Bob's Red Mill Oat Flour is gluten free always as they buy from farmers who do not rotate with Wheat, Barley, or Rye...and it costs more. The gluten free Eggo's cost only 10 cents more than the regular, so they must be using "normal oat flour." I suspect 1 in 10 boxes will have a trace of gluten. That is what I find with Kellogg's corn chex.

 

Unfortunately, the Eggo's contain soybean oil. I am intolerant to that also. Many people who are gluten intolerant are also soy intolerant...so sooner or later Kellogg's will take out the soy also.

So you are saying that you scientifically test each box of Chex you eat, and 1 in 10 are not gluten-free?? I doubt this, as the liability for these companies is way too high.

If a product is labeled gluten-free and contains oats, do labeling laws specify that they must use certified gluten-free oats?

No.

They are not gluten free, the oats are the problem. Oats have too much cross contamination! One brand of oats that claim to be gluten free because they are always walking though the field to make sure there is no wheat growing in the field. HA, what a joke, we called the company and the reason why they always walk through the fields to make sure there is no wheat growing is because they grow wheat in those very fields in the off-season! Which means there are traces of wheat in the very soil those oats are growing in. My Mother is a sensitive celiac and she tried those oats and got so sick afterwards.

 

BOTTOM LINE: OATS ARE NOT GLUTEN FREE EVEN IF THEY ARE LABELED SUCH.

This is not true--oats are gluten-free unless they are cross-contaminated. These companies have a way to remove all non-oat grains from their oats, thus remove cross-contamination. Do you really believe that they are not carefully testing each batch?

Again, I will say if you care about "gluten" you should care about a product full of harmful preservatives and GMO ingredients. Your promoting a product that still harmful to your health.

You don't need to eat them John...but many others prefer to have such a choice.

They are not gluten free, the oats are the problem. Oats have too much cross contamination! One brand of oats that claim to be gluten free because they are always walking though the field to make sure there is no wheat growing in the field. HA, what a joke, we called the company and the reason why they always walk through the fields to make sure there is no wheat growing is because they grow wheat in those very fields in the off-season! Which means there are traces of wheat in the very soil those oats are growing in. My Mother is a sensitive celiac and she tried those oats and got so sick afterwards.

 

BOTTOM LINE: OATS ARE NOT GLUTEN FREE EVEN IF THEY ARE LABELED SUCH.

If the product is labeled "gluten-free," it must contain less than 20ppm gluten, and meet the FDA standard for gluten-free. That would apply to any added oats.

Again, I will say if you care about "gluten" you should care about a product full of harmful preservatives and GMO ingredients. Your promoting a product that still harmful to your health.

We are promoting nothing. We are simply reporting the news.

Pure oat grain is gluten free. However oats can be contaminated with wheat due to crop rotation. This doesn't happen very often but it does happen. The came is true for corn. Bob's Red Mill Oat Flour is gluten free always as they buy from farmers who do not rotate with Wheat, Barley, or Rye...and it costs more. The gluten free Eggo's cost only 10 cents more than the regular, so they must be using "normal oat flour." I suspect 1 in 10 boxes will have a trace of gluten. That is what I find with Kellogg's corn chex.

 

Unfortunately, the Eggo's contain soybean oil. I am intolerant to that also. Many people who are gluten intolerant are also soy intolerant...so sooner or later Kellogg's will take out the soy also.

You "suspect 1 in 10 boxes will have a trace of gluten?" Based on what? Do you send samples to a reputable lab?

They are not gluten free, the oats are the problem. Oats have too much cross contamination! One brand of oats that claim to be gluten free because they are always walking though the field to make sure there is no wheat growing in the field. HA, what a joke, we called the company and the reason why they always walk through the fields to make sure there is no wheat growing is because they grow wheat in those very fields in the off-season! Which means there are traces of wheat in the very soil those oats are growing in. My Mother is a sensitive celiac and she tried those oats and got so sick afterwards.

 

BOTTOM LINE: OATS ARE NOT GLUTEN FREE EVEN IF THEY ARE LABELED SUCH.

You are simply wrong. Oats are gluten-free unless contaminated. It is true that about 8% of people with celiac disease have an adverse reaction to oats, but this is a separate intolerance. Given that major manufacturers must meet FDA labeling standards, and could be sued for contaminating people, I'm going to imagine that they will make sure they will provide a product that is gluten-free. If you have actual scientific evidence to the contrary, please present it.

Again, I will say if you care about "gluten" you should care about a product full of harmful preservatives and GMO ingredients. Your promoting a product that still harmful to your health.

Your comment has nothing to do with gluten. Plenty of products contain preservatives and GMO ingredients. Plenty don't. You are free to choose to avoid anything you don't wish to consume. That doesn't change the fact that Kellogg's Eggo Waffles are now gluten-free.