No-No List

Where is all that that gluten, casein and soy hiding? Check out this helpful list of the common sources. Note: This list is not all inclusive. It is important to carefully check product labels every time you purchase an item as ingredients are subject to change. If unsure, call the manufacturer!

Gluten Sources

Bakery Items

Baking Powder

Barley

Barley Malt

Bouillon Cubes

Bran

Bread

Bulgur

Bulgar Wheat

Caramel Coloring

Couscous

Crackers

Dressings and Condiments (many)

Durum

Extracts (many)

Flour

Hydrolyzed plant or vegetable protein

Kamut

Ketchup (some)

Luncheon Meats, Sausages and Hot Dogs

Medicines (many)

Miso

Modified Food Starch (check-can be made with wheat)

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)

Mustard and Mustard Powder (some)

Oats

Pancakes

Pasta Noodles

Rice Malt and Rice Syrup (check-can contain Barley)

Rye

Semolina

Soba Noodles

Soy Sauce

Spelt

Spices (some)

Tabooli

Textured Plant or Vegetable protein

Wheat

Casein Sources

Butter

Caramel Coloring

Casein, Caseinate and Sodium Caseinate

Cheese

Creams (cream, sour cream, whipped cream)

Cottage Cheese

Creamed Soups

Hydrolysates

Ice Cream

Kefir

Lactalbumin and Lactalbumin Phosphate

Lactate (Calcium Lactate is ok)

Lactic Acid starter culture(Lactic Acid is ok)

Lactoferrin

Lactoglobulin

Lactose

Lactulose

Luncheon Meats and Hot Dogs

Margarine (some)

Milk (including Lactose Free and Goat’s Milk!)

Milk Chocolate

Non Dairy Creamers(most)

Nougat

Pancakes

Salad Dressings (many)

Sodium Lactylate (Lactylate is ok)

Sour Cream

Whey

Yogurt

Soy Sources

Bouillon Cubes (beef, chicken, vegetable, etc.)

Butter Substitutes and Margarine 

Canned Chicken and Vegetable Broths (some)

Edamame  

Miso  

Mono-Diglyceride  

Natto (Japanese Fermented Soybeans)  

Okara (Soy Pulp)

Soy (Soy Albumin, Soy Fiber, Soy Flour, Soy Grits, Soy Milk, Soy Nuts, Soy Sprouts)

Soy Lecithin (A soy fat, not a protein and therefore often tolerated by persons sensitive to soy protein. Some very sensitive individuals can react to it.)

Soy Protein (Isolate / Concentrate)

Soy Sauce (Shoyu Sauce)

Soya, Soja, Soybean, Soyabean

Tamari 

Tempeh  

Tofu (Soybean Curds)  

TSF (Textured Soy Flour)  

TSP (Textured Soy Protein)

TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein – can come from Soy)

Yuba (Tofu Skin)