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Corn Tortillas?

JeanC

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JeanC Newbie
JeanC
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Is there a brand of corn tortillas that are truly gluten-free? I was eating the Mission tortillas and had a DH outbreak. The company told me they are made on a seperate line but there are other gluten containing products produced on lines nearby. The bag is labeled gluten free but they really cannot be sure of the gluten-free status if they are producing other gluten products in the same facility.

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BRUMI1968 Collaborator
BRUMI1968
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I'm going to the store today and am getting more of the kind I get, so I can post later with the name of them; but they're from the food co-op/health food store...not as cheap as mission.

jesscarmel Enthusiast
jesscarmel
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I buy tehe 365 brand from whole foods. they are cheap and great

jaten Enthusiast
jaten
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Is there a brand of corn tortillas that are truly gluten-free? I was eating the Mission tortillas and had a DH outbreak. The company told me they are made on a seperate line but there are other gluten containing products produced on lines nearby. The bag is labeled gluten free but they really cannot be sure of the gluten-free status if they are producing other gluten products in the same facility.

I'm sorry for your dh outbreak, but I think you may have just answered a question that has plagued me. I have tried a number of different corn tortillas and have reacted to all of them. I don't react to corn in general, so I couldn't figure why corn tortillas specifically were a problem for me. (I can eat On the Border tortilla chips, but haven't found a "wrap" style corn tortilla I could eat) I've posted on here before trying to find an answer for why I couldn't eat Mission or other corn tortillas. I always have a glutened reaction to them.

I've known from other similar experiences that I'm hyper-sensitive to extremely trace amounts of gluten (same facility issues). My gut tells me (sorry for the pun) that your system is going to react with dh to most of the corn tortillas. If you find one that you can eat, please let me know!!

Hugs for solving my mystery!

JeanC Newbie
JeanC
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Thanks for responding! I will probably be better off trying to make them myself. Does anyone make your own corn tortillas?

linds Apprentice
linds
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I don't make my own corn tortillas but i just found rice tortillas at my health foods store. Had the first one tonight, a breakfast burrito for dinner, and they tasted like the four ones! they also look like them so you do have to be careful. They were food for life. the only allergy statement was that they are processed in a plant that processes tree nuts. hope that helps a bit. :D

Jean05 Newbie
Jean05
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I don't make my own corn tortillas but i just found rice tortillas at my health foods store. Had the first one tonight, a breakfast burrito for dinner, and they tasted like the four ones! they also look like them so you do have to be careful. They were food for life. the only allergy statement was that they are processed in a plant that processes tree nuts. hope that helps a bit. :D

Thanks! I'll look for them at Whole Foods Market or Trader Joes.

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luvs2eat
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Not a direct answer to your question, but we went to our fav Mexican restaurant and I asked the waiter to please confirm that the tortilla chips they put out w/ the salsa were indeed ONLY corn. He went, exasperated, to ask and came back w/ a sheepish look on his face. He told me that they had just switched to a brand of corn tortilla that was DUSTED w/ wheat flour!! AARRGGHHH!!! We don't go there anymore.

francelajoie Explorer
francelajoie
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Not a direct answer to your question, but we went to our fav Mexican restaurant and I asked the waiter to please confirm that the tortilla chips they put out w/ the salsa were indeed ONLY corn. He went, exasperated, to ask and came back w/ a sheepish look on his face. He told me that they had just switched to a brand of corn tortilla that was DUSTED w/ wheat flour!! AARRGGHHH!!! We don't go there anymore.

Be careful because most mexican restaurants use corn chips but they are freshly deep-fried in the same oil as the fried flour tortilla items.

key Contributor
key
Posted

Who eats Mission Corn tortillas?? Anyone not have problems? Just wanting to be sure I am not being gluttened by them.

Monica

BRUMI1968 Collaborator
BRUMI1968
Posted

I don't have problems with Mission, but I'm also not super sensitive. I think i recall someone else on here getting sick from CC with mission.

I use LaTortilla Factory ones. I get them at the coop.

angel-jd1 Community Regular
angel-jd1
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Who eats Mission Corn tortillas?? Anyone not have problems? Just wanting to be sure I am not being gluttened by them.

Monica

I eat mission corn tortillas several times a week. I am very sensitive and easily notice my glutening symptoms. I have not had any trouble with them at all.

-Jessica :rolleyes:

dionnek Enthusiast
dionnek
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I enjoy the Food for Life brown rice tortillas that someone mentioned (more like flour), but I have a problem with them getting very chewy immediately. I keep them frozen and just microwave them individually for about 15-20 seconds in a damp paper towel, but before I can put my toppings on and roll them up, they have already hardened and are VERY chewy. I still like them better than corn though. :)

aikiducky Apprentice
aikiducky
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I make what you could maybe call corn or rice tortillas with either corn starch or rice flour, or sometimes both mixed, coconut milk until I have the almost right consistency (runny but thickish), olive oil, and some salt. The coconut milk gives a slight flavor but it helps them stay softer. And with toppings I don't taste the coconut anymore. I use coconut milk because I can't do dairy and won't do soy. :)

Pauliina

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
Posted

I have ate the Mission corn tortillias without a problem. For wrap sandwichs I buy a different brand, not even sure what the name is but I bought them for the first time at Wegmans, in the Taco aisle. They were room temp. I paid a 1.50 and got a bag of 50 :o which is more than I needed but it seems as if they last a long time. I did put them in the fridge.

miles2go Contributor
miles2go
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Hi, I make my own tortillas and they taste so great. I'm allergic to corn, so I can't do it a lot, but they keep really well in the freezer. Sometimes locating the masa harina is a little tricky and it really helps to have a tortilla press, but basically its just the masa and water in your food processor and you end up with a dough that is delightfully like Play-doh.

Yum!

I also make arepas...

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