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Natural Flavor, Dextrin, Dextrose?

Simona19

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Simona19
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Hi!

I would like you to ask about the natural flavor in products? On the list of the allergens is listed only soy, or milk, but no wheat. Is this product safe?

Same thing is with the dextrin or dextrose.

Products don't have the Gluten free sign on them. Can I even buy things like that-tomato sauces, dressings, ext.?

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Hi!

I would like you to ask about the natural flavor in products? On the list of the allergens is listed only soy, or milk, but no wheat. Is this product safe?

Same thing is with the dextrin or dextrose.

Products don't have the Gluten free sign on them. Can I even buy things like that-tomato sauces, dressings, ext.?

I don't even know what the dextrose is. It's even safe for us? What about artificial flavor. Again the milk, nuts or soy are at the allergens section, but wheat isn't, and the product is not marked as gluten free.

I like to know, if I can buy somewhere gluten-free chocolate, or even milk free and gluten free chocolate?

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Many, many products that are in fact gluten-free, are not so labeled.

Dextrose is a sugar. It is an isotope of glucose and is gluten-free.

Dextrin is a starch-derived polysaccharide which is usually from a gluten-free source, but could be derived from wheat. In the USA, if it is from wheat, it must be declared on the label. In Canada, ask the manufacturer.

While "natural flavors" can contain gluten, they very rarely actually do. The most likely source would be barley malt, and that is a relatively expensive ingredient, so it is usually explicitly declared as "malt flavor."

If there were wheat in it, in the US it would be required by law to be disclosed as just that, "wheat."

Open Original Shared Link on flavorings:

It would be rare to find a "natural or artificial flavoring" containing gluten (a) because hydrolyzed wheat protein cannot be hidden under the term "flavor." and (B) barley malt extract is almost always declared as "barley malt extract" or "barley malt flavoring." For this reason, most experts do not restrict natural and artificial flavorings in the gluten-free diet.

Gluten-Free Diet - A Comprehensive Resource Guide, published 2008, page 46

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