Here is the University of Virginia Digestive Health Center’s list of additives they say are gluten-free. It was last updated 6/2010.
- Acetic acid
- Adipic acid
- Alkali processed cocoa
- Annatto
- Ascorbic acid
- Aspartame
- Baker’s yeast
- Beet extract
- BHA
- BHT
- Beta carotene
- Biotin
- Calcium phosphate
- Calcium chloride
- Calcium pantothenate
- Calcium sulfite
- Carboxymethylcellulose (Cellulose gum)
- Carmel coloring
- Carob bean gum
- Carrageenan
- Citric acid
- Corn sweetener
- Corn syrup solids
- Cream of tartar
- Demineralized whey
- Dextrimaltose
- Dextrose
- Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
- Extracts
- FD&C yellow #5
- Folic acid, folacin, folate
- Fructose
- Fumaric acid
- Gelatin
- Glycerin
- Glucose
- Grape seed extract
- Gums:
- Acacia
- Agar
- Arabic
- Carageenan
- Carob bean
- Cellulose
- Guar
- Karaya
- Locust bean
- Pectin
- Tragacanth
- Xanthan
- Invert sugar without additives
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
- Lactic acid
- Lactose
- Lecithin
- Locust bean gum
- Magnesium hydroxide
- Malic acid
- Maltitol
- Maltose
- Maltodextrins
- Mannitol (can cause diarrhea in some)
- Microcrystalline cellulose
- Modified food starch (except wheat starch)
- Mono- & Di-glycerides
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- Niacin or niacinamide
- Nutritional yeast
- Palmitate
- Polyglycerol/esters
- Polysorbate 60 and 80
- Potassium citrate
- Potassium iodide (not in DH patients)
- Propylene glycol monostrearate
- Propygallate
- Psyllium
- Pyridoxine, pryidoxine hydrochloride
- Riboflavin
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate
- Sodium ascorbate – Ascorbic acid
- Sodium benzoate
- Sodium carboxymethylcellulose
- Sodium caseinate
- Sodium citrate
- Sodium hexametaphosphate
- Sodium nitrate
- Sodium saccharin
- Sodium silaco aluminate
- Sorbitol (can cause diarrhea in big doses)
- Sucrose
- Sulfosuccinate
- Tartaric acid
- Thiamine hydrochloride
- Tragacanth
- Turmeric
- Tri-calcium phosphate
- Vanillan
- Vitamins & Minerals (in foods, not tablets)
- Vitamin A
- Xanthan
- Xylitol
