Skittles and Other Candies and Snacks You Might Not Realize are Gluten-Free

Celiac.com 12/08/2021 - The holidays often mean time spent with friends and family. They are also often mean lots of different kinds of food that might or might not be gluten-free. It's important for people with celiac disease to avoid gluten. So, it's important to know what is and what is not gluten-free. 

We have Safe Foods and Forbidden Foods lists for both of those, along with a Halloween candy list, but there are also a bunch of gluten-free foods and snacks that folks might not realize are gluten-free. 

More than two dozen foods, snack, and candies that people might not realize are gluten-free:  

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Almond Joy
All Almond Joy bars are gluten-free, except ALMOND JOY PIECES Candy.

Cool Whip 
All Cool Whip varieties are gluten-free! Enjoy!

Corn Nuts
Corn Nuts are labeled gluten-free and are safe for people with celiac disease. Also here's a list of other gluten-free corn products.

Cold Coffee Drinks
Chobani, Blue Bottle, Starbucks and other top brands of canned or bottled cold coffee drinks are gluten-free. Here's a great list of gluten-free cold coffee drinks.

Cheetos
Cheetos are listed as gluten-free. Here's a list of Cheetos and other gluten-free puffed cheese snacks.

Cheez Whiz
Kraft reliably discloses any gluten ingredients in their products. Cheez Whiz has no gluten ingredients, and ingredients, and is considered gluten-free.

Doritos
Doritos can get tricky. At the moment, only Doritos Toasted Corn Tortilla Chips are labeled as gluten-free. Other flavors of Doritos are not labeled gluten-free.

Fritos
Currently, the following types of Fritos are gluten free: Fritos Lightly Salted Corn Chips; Fritos Original Corn Chips; Fritos SCOOPS! Corn Chips

Gatorade
According to PepsiCo’s site, Gatorade Thirst Quencher, G2 and Gatorade Endurance Formula sports drinks are all gluten free.

Heath Bar
Heath milk chocolate English toffee bar and snack size — contains almonds

Jell-O Gelatin Dessert 
Jell-O fans rejoice! All flavors of Jell-O brand gelatin dessert are gluten-free.

Jell-O Pudding & Instant Pudding
Kraft reliably discloses any gluten ingredients in their products. Most Jell-O Pudding has no gluten ingredients and is considered gluten-free, but be sure to check the ingredients because a couple of their flavors may not be gluten-free.

Jell-O No-Bake Cheesecake 
Yes, the Jell-O No-Bake Cheesecake Mix is gluten-free, except the crust. 
If you make Jell-O No-Bake Cheesecake, and make this gluten-free crust instead. 

M&M's
Numerous flavors of M&M's are gluten-free. In September, 2019, Nima Sensors tested twelve flavors of M&M's, including several flavors that indicated that they may contain wheat. Of the twelve M&M's flavors tested by Nima, only two flavors tested positive for gluten: Pretzel M&M’s, which lists wheat flour as an ingredient, and Crispy M&M's, which had no ingredient warning but do contain barley malt, which is not gluten-free.

Marshmallows
Nearly every major brand of marshmallow is gluten-free. Check labels to be sure, but we've never seen a non-gluten-free marshmallow. Read more on marshmallows.

Miracle Whip
Yes, Miracle Whip is gluten-free. Enjoy!

Philadelphia Cream Cheese 
Kraft discloses all sources of gluten on the label. There is no such warning for Philadelphia Cream Cheese, so the product can be regarded as gluten-free and safe. 

Penzeys Spices
Worried about gluten in spices? All Penzeys products including spices, herbs, salts and all ingredients used in our seasoning blends, are naturally gluten free, however we are not certified gluten free. 

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
All Regular, Snack Size and Miniatures are gluten-free, except Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Unwrapped Minis and Seasonal Shaped Items
Reese’s Pieces Candy - All Except Reese’s Pieces Egg

See's Candies
According to the See's Candies website: "All See's Candies products are gluten-free."

Skittles
Yes! Skittles are clearly labeled gluten-free. Plus, they just made green Skittles lime again!

Snickers
Currently, all regular sized bars of Snickers are gluten-free, according to the website for parent company Mars. 

Starburst Fruit Chews
All Starburst Fruit Chews and fun—size are gluten-free

Stubb's Original BBQ Sauce
All flavors of Stubb's BBQ Sauce are gluten free. Here's list of twelve gluten-free barbecue sauces.

Tater Tots
Tater Tots are a trademarked product of the Ore-Ida company. The tater tots are listed as gluten-free on the Ore-Ida website, and they tested gluten-free by Nima. 

Tootsie Rolls
All Tootsie Rolls are gluten-free. Milk and soy are the only listed allergens.

Velveeta
Kraft reliably discloses any gluten ingredients in their products. Velveeta has no gluten ingredients, and is widely considered gluten-free by the gluten-free and celiac community.