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Trader Joe's Gluten Free Coffee Cake Muffins


kimlet

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kimlet Newbie

Hi! I just wanted to warn those with celiac that the Trader Joe's gluten free coffee cake muffins likely are cross-contaminated or somehow include gluten. After eating them for two days I realized that they were the reason I was so sick. I went online and saw that many others got sick too. They were so good as I ate them (moist and yummy), and I'm sad that I was glutened. Perhaps if you are gluten sensitive you will be ok, but I just wanted to share this warning.


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Scott Adams Grand Master

Thanks for the warning. Have you tried to communicate this to Trader Joe's? I'm just curious how they handle these things. At the very least it seems like they should pull some samples and have them tested.

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raccotaco Newbie

I just wanted to reply to this for visibility. I also had a reaction to these muffins today and I think this is a wheat intolerance vs gluten intolerance. The ingredient "dextrose" is the main culprit for me.

trents Grand Master

Dextrose is the sugar found in corn. It is used widely in the food industry.

raccotaco Newbie
27 minutes ago, trents said:

Dextrose is the sugar found in corn. It is used widely in the food industry.

Dextrose can be derived from either corn or wheat. 

GardeningForHealth Enthusiast

How interesting, especially in light of the fact that, recently, Trader Joe's gluten-free bagels were found to contain gluten by Moms Across America. I think Trader Joe's needs to re-evaluate its gluten-free products. They may be cross-contaminating their gluten-free items.

trents Grand Master
1 hour ago, raccotaco said:

Dextrose can be derived from either corn or wheat. 

Maybe, but seldom is it derived commercially from wheat and even so, it would not contain gluten.  https://www.livestrong.com/article/274155-what-is-dextrose-in-food/


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raccotaco Newbie
6 minutes ago, trents said:

Maybe, but seldom is it derived commercially from wheat and even so, it would not contain gluten.  https://www.livestrong.com/article/274155-what-is-dextrose-in-food/

That's why I suggested that it would be a wheat intolerance vs a gluten intolerance. Not all Celiacs have issues with these muffins, so either it has be an intolerance to something else or cross-contamination as suggested by another user. There can also be other reasons that have not been discussed yet.

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