Gluten-Free Candy List | Celiac Disease Foundation (2024)

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Some candies that are safe for people with gluten food allergies include Airheads, Skittles, Smarties, Sour Patch Kids, Starbursts, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, and most varieties of M&Ms. Be sure to avoid pretzel M&Ms, crispy M&Ms, and seasonal Reese's shapes, since these candies contain gluten.

Some candies that are safe for people with gluten food allergies include Airheads, Skittles, Smarties, Sour Patch Kids, Starbursts, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, and most varieties of M&Ms. Be sure to avoid pretzel M&Ms, crispy M&Ms, and seasonal Reese's shapes, since these candies contain gluten.

The ingredients in your typical Mr. Goodbar contain no gluten, but the parent company of Mr. Goodbar (Hershey) does not list it with their gluten-free products online. This would lead us to believe there may be some cross-contamination issues with their processing/packaging of any Mr.

The following Mars candies have no gluten-containg ingredients: M&Ms (except pretzel, crispy, and potentially seasonal items) Milky Way Caramel Bars (not the original Milky Way Bar) Snickers Bars.

The final verdict: Are Doritos safe to eat if you're gluten-free? Most Doritos flavors aren't gluten-free; the only one that does earn the gluten-free label is the Simply White Organic Cheddar Doritos.

Are KitKats^® gluten free? Unfortunately they aren't but we're always working on new breaks that everyone can enjoy! Have you tried our KITKAT^® Bunny, they're gluten free and delicious! Find the full list of products suitable for a gluten free diet here.

Are TWIZZLERS Candies suitable for those with a gluten intolerance? TWIZZLERS products are not gluten-free because they include wheat as an ingredient. While these particular products are not gluten-free, we do offer other gluten-free products.

Generally, unless the ingredients label includes wheat, barley, rye or their derivatives, cheese should be safe. Tricia Thompson at Gluten Free Dietitian has more information on gluten in blue cheese. Brie is gluten-free. Read more about brie in Answers from a Dietitian.

Can celiacs eat bananas? ›

Bananas - The Original Gluten-Free Food for Celiac Disease | Magic Kitchen.

Classic junk foods like chocolate, potato chips, and tacos can easily be gluten-free.

M&M's do not have a gluten-free label, but many flavors are safe to eat including milk chocolate M&M's, dark chocolate M&M's, peanut M&M's, caramel M&M's, peanut butter M&M's and caramel cold brew M&M's. However, not all M&M's are gluten-free, such as pretzel M&M's, crispy M&M's and many seasonal and holiday flavors.

The Butterfinger bars are a little tricky since there are several versions out on the market. As of now, only the Original Butterfinger flavor is gluten free. All other Butterfinger flavors (Crisp, Giant Bar, Snakerz, Medallions, Jingles, Hearts or Pumpkins) are not gluten free.

Yes, all Reese's are gluten-free, including with the exception of seasonal Reese's varieties. If you check the ingredient label, you'll see that Reese's are made with naturally gluten-free ingredients like milk chocolate, lecithin (soy), peanuts, sugar, dextrose, salt, TBHQ, and citric acid (to maintain freshness).

Snickers bars don't contain any gluten ingredients, BUT… they're not labeled as gluten-free. And a lot of people online write about reacting to them, even though they're “just” intolerant and don't have celiac disease.