Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Green Tea

Sharee

Recommended Posts

Sharee Newbie
Sharee
Posted

Hello,

Is GREEN TEA gluten-free? I thought I read somewhere that it wasn't? ;)

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


rinne Apprentice
rinne
Posted

Green tea is gluten free and in fact high in Vitamin K, which is helpful if you bruise easily.

Welcome.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted
Hello,

Is GREEN TEA gluten-free? I thought I read somewhere that it wasn't? ;)

As with everything, ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. Never ever assume that a whole class of item is gluten free, or something that was once gluten free is still gluten free. Read every label, every time.

That being said, tea (oolong, black, green, white) is all made from the camellia sinensis plant, with the differences in them being how they are processed. The plant itself has no gluten. The processing (consisting of various amounts of withering or fermenting, and drying) makes the difference in the teas. But, some green teas are flavored, and the flavorings can add gluten to them. So, for instance, Tazo makes a Green Ginger tea that is *not* gluten free.

If a tea is *just* green tea (in bag or leaf), and had no added flavors, it's going to be gluten free. (There's an urban legend running around that teabags are glued together with gluten. They're not. No company has ever said they are - it's a pressing to weave the tea bag "fabric" together, and it doesn't make sense, chemically, to use gluten in a tea bag that's going to go in a cup of hot water.) Always check the ingredients to make sure nothing is added (it happens more often than you'd think), however.

mle-ii Explorer
mle-ii
Posted
As with everything, ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. Never ever assume that a whole class of item is gluten free, or something that was once gluten free is still gluten free. Read every label, every time.

Agreed. I'm curious though, do the food labeling laws apply to teas?

I contacted TenRen tea company about their green tea. The last time I called they said that it does not contain gluten. Here's there website: Open Original Shared Link You can buy this tea in bulk at Costco. :)

Thanks,

Mike

rinne Apprentice
rinne
Posted

Thanks Tarnalberry, I don't drink the flavoured green teas but I would never have thought of a green tea and ginger tea having gluten in it.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
Posted
Agreed. I'm curious though, do the food labeling laws apply to teas?

I contacted TenRen tea company about their green tea. The last time I called they said that it does not contain gluten. Here's there website: Open Original Shared Link You can buy this tea in bulk at Costco. :)

Thanks,

Mike

I'm not certain if it applies to tea or not. I do remember that I would not have suspected, based on reading the label, that the tea in question had gluten, and I'm a big tea drinker and would have otherwise drunk it. (I think I had some around I had to get rid of when I found out.) It could have just been old labeling, or before the beginning of the year; I don't remember.

I do know that there is plenty of ginger tea does not have gluten in it, but making ginger tea from fresh ginger is definitely the best way to go. :-)

hez Enthusiast
hez
Posted

I used to love a Gevilla (the coffee people) green tea with ginger. I phoned the company shortly after dx and they said it had gluten. However, that was a long time ago and things can change.

Hez

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
Posted

I just went to Tazo's website and they have a list under FAQ's about which teas are not gluten-free. Green ginger, as Tiffany said, is not gluten-free. Thankfully, Zen is! Many have natural flavors, which they will not disclose, and they said if you need to know what they are, then drink a flavor that does not have them. Then they list the ones that are gluten-free.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

I drink Stash Tea. They are completely gluten-free. No gluten in any of their teas!

Open Original Shared Link

My favorite is the Caramel Creme Decaf--they also have green tea.

mle-ii Explorer
mle-ii
Posted
I drink Stash Tea. They are completely gluten-free. No gluten in any of their teas!

Open Original Shared Link

My favorite is the Caramel Creme Decaf--they also have green tea.

Yep, I drink the peppermint herbal tea from Stash. :)

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted
Yep, I drink the peppermint herbal tea from Stash. :)

I love tea, but I swear--I reacted to teas made by companies that also use gluten. I was so happy to find a company that didn't use it at all--Wegman's carries most, if not all of their flavors and I'm like a kid in a candy shop! :D

Guest cassidy
Guest cassidy
Posted

Salada green tea does contain gluten. I was drinking it and then got a new box that lists wheat as an allergen. I couldn't believe it. I know their flavored decaf teas contain gluten but I'm not sure about the rest of their teas. I stopped drinking the brand because I couldn't believe there was gluten in any of them. I was concerned about getting an older box that didn't like allergens.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Join eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):



    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):



  • Recent Activity

    1. Jess270
      - Jess270 replied to AnnaNZ's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      29

      Bitters for digestion?

      This sounds to me like histamine intolerance. Some foods have more or less histamine. processed or aged meats, fermented food like yoghurt or kimchi and bread (yeast), spinach, eggplant and mushroom are high in histamine. Other foods like tomatoes are histamine liberators, they encourage your mast cells to release histamine, which can also trigger the reactions...
    2. cristiana
      - cristiana commented on Jefferson Adams's article in Origins of Celiac Disease
      7

      Why Bananas No Longer Cure Celiac Disease

      I missed this article when it was first put up. It is interesting to read, as my old neighbour who sadly passed away a few years ago was a trainee midwife during WWII. Bananas disappeared from the shops in Britain during the war, but she told me that those that did get to the UK were kept back for infants with coeliac disease. I didn't realise that...
    3. trents
      - trents replied to Dawn Meyers's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
      23

      Vaccines

      @GeoPeanut, milk is one of the better sources of iodine. Iodine is known to exacerbate dermatitis herpetiformis. Many people find that a low iodine diet helps them avoid dermatitis herpetiformis outbreaks. So, maybe the fact that you have limited your dairy intake of late is helping with that.
    4. GeoPeanut
      - GeoPeanut replied to Dawn Meyers's topic in Related Issues & Disorders
      23

      Vaccines

      Hi, I'm new here. Sorry for your troubles.herenis a thought to mull over. I recently was diagnosed with celiac disease, and hashimoto's and dermatitis herpetiformis after getting covid 19. I eat butter, and 1/2 cup of Nancy's yogurt daily. I stopped all other dairy and dermatitis herpetiformis is gone! I also make grass fed beef bone broth to help with...
    5. trents
      - trents replied to KRipple's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      1

      Celiac or Addison's complications? Can someone share their experience?

      Welcome to the forum, @KRipple! Sorry to hear of all your husband's health problems. I can only imagine how anxious this makes you as when our spouse suffers we hurt right along with them. Can you post the results from the Celiac blood testing for us to look at? We would need the names of the tests run, the numeric results and (this is important...
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      128,064
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    mary langworthy
    Newest Member
    mary langworthy
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121k
    • Total Posts
      70.6k
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Jess270
      Bitters for digestion?

      By Jess270 · Posted

      This sounds to me like histamine intolerance. Some foods have more or less histamine. processed or aged meats, fermented food like yoghurt or kimchi and bread (yeast), spinach, eggplant and mushroom are high in histamine. Other foods like tomatoes are histamine liberators, they encourage your mast cells to release histamine, which can also trigger the reactions you describe, flu like symptoms, joint pain, urinary tract irritation, rash, stomach upset, nausea, diarrhoea & fatigue. I had liver pain like you describe, as part of the intolerance is usually a sluggish liver that makes processing all the histamine difficult. There are multiple possible root causes of histamine intolerance, usually it’s a symptom of something else. In my case, leaky gut (damaged gut wall)caused by undiagnosed celiac, but for others it’s leaky gut caused by other things like dysbiosis. Some people also experience histamine intolerance due to mould exposure or low levels of DAO (the enzyme that breaks down histamine in the gut). I’d try a low histamine diet & if that doesn’t improve symptoms fully, try low oxalate too. As others have suggested, supplements like vitamin d, b, l-glutamine to support a healthy gut & a good liver support supplement too. If you’re in a histamine flare take vitamin c to bowel tolerance & your symptoms will calm down (avoid if you find you have oxalate intolerance though). Best of luck 
    • trents
      Vaccines

      By trents · Posted

      @GeoPeanut, milk is one of the better sources of iodine. Iodine is known to exacerbate dermatitis herpetiformis. Many people find that a low iodine diet helps them avoid dermatitis herpetiformis outbreaks. So, maybe the fact that you have limited your dairy intake of late is helping with that.
    • GeoPeanut
      Vaccines

      By GeoPeanut · Posted

      Hi, I'm new here. Sorry for your troubles.herenis a thought to mull over. I recently was diagnosed with celiac disease,  and hashimoto's and dermatitis herpetiformis after getting covid 19. I eat butter, and 1/2 cup of Nancy's yogurt daily. I stopped all other dairy and  dermatitis herpetiformis is gone! I also make grass fed beef bone broth to help with myopathy that has occurred. 
    • trents
      Celiac or Addison's complications? Can someone share their experience?

      By trents · Posted

      Welcome to the forum, @KRipple! Sorry to hear of all your husband's health problems. I can only imagine how anxious this makes you as when our spouse suffers we hurt right along with them. Can you post the results from the Celiac blood testing for us to look at? We would need the names of the tests run, the numeric results and (this is important) the reference ranges for each test used to establish high/low/negative/positive. Different labs use different rating scales so this is why I ask for this. There aren't industry standards. Has your husband seen any improvement from eliminating gluten from his diet? If your husband had any positive results from his celiac blood antibody testing, this is likely what triggered the consult with a  GI doc for an endoscopy. During the endoscopy, the GI doc will likely biopsy the lining of the small bowel lining to check for the damage caused by celiac disease. This would be for confirmation of the results of the blood tests and is considered the gold standard of celiac disease diagnosis. But here is some difficult information I have for you. If your husband has been gluten free already for months leading up to the endoscopy/biopsy, it will likely invalidate the biopsy and result in a false negative. Starting the gluten free diet now will allow the lining of the small bowel to begin healing and if enough healing takes place before the biopsy happens, there will be no damage to see. How far out is the endoscopy scheduled for? There still may be time for your husband to go back on gluten, what we call a "gluten challenge" to ensure valid test results.
    • kate g
      Are they close to a drug that will help celiacs with cross contamination

      By kate g · Posted

      Ive read articles that there is stage 2 research being conducted for drugs that will limit damage to celiacs through cross contamination- how close are they to this will there be enough funding to create a mainstream drug? 
×
×
  • Create New...