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AUSTRALIAN GASTROENTEROLOGY INSTITUTE
(educational
arm of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia)
Website: www.gesa.org.au
... Copies reviewed January 2006
Some facts about...
COELIAC DISEASE
An information leaflet for patients and interested members of the general public.
THE GLUTEN-FREE DIET
The following list is intended as a general guide only.
If you have coeliac disease you are encouraged to consult with a dietitian for individual dietary planning and information about reading food labels.
Note: In this table, "check" indicates that some brands contain gluten, others are gluten-free. Ingredient lists of all food products should be checked.
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Foods to Avoid
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Foods to Include
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Flour
Wheat flour, rye flour, barley flour, wheaten cornflour, triticale flour and oat flour**
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Rice flour, pure maize cornflour, cornmeal/polenta, soya flour, potato flour, arrowroot, buckwheat, sorghum, millet, sago, tapioca, lentil flour, baby rice cereal, amaranth, lupin
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Bread
All bread including wheat, rye and sourdough bread, biscuits, pastries, buns, muffins, pikelets, crumpets, croissants, breadcrumbs (unless labelled gluten-free)
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Rice cakes, corn cakes, some rice crackers (check); gluten-free bread, biscuits, pastries, rolls, breadcrumbs, cakes, and desserts made from allowed flours; gluten-free bread, biscuit, cake mixes.
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Cereals
Breakfast cereals containing wheat, oats**, semolina, barley, rye, malt extract,
wheatbran, oatbran**
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Rice, corn and soy breakfast cereals (check), gluten-free muesli, homemade muesli using allowed ingredients
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Pasta and grains
Wheaten noodles, pasta, spaghetti, vermicelli & instant pasta meals. Triticale, couscous, bulgur, semolina
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Rice, corn, cornmeal, tapioca, buckwheat and gluten-free pastas, rice noodles, rice
vermicelli, Rice, buckwheat, polenta
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Fruit
Commercial thickened fruit pie filling
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Fresh, frozen, canned or dried fruit, fruit juices
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Vegetables
Canned or frozen vegetables in sauce, commercially prepared vegetable and potato salad (unless dressing checked).
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Fresh, frozen, dehydrated, or canned vegetables without sauces, vegetable juices.
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Meat, Fish & Poultry
Foods prepared or thickened with flour, batter or crumbs, sausages, most processed meats and fish, corned beef, meat pies, frozen dinners
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Fresh, smoked, cured, frozen without sauces, crumbs or batters. Canned meat or fish without sauce or cereal. Ham off the bone
(check), Bacon, gluten-free sausages.
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Gluten-free breads, biscuits, pastas, cereals and other foods are available from supermarkets and health food stores.
** Oats: At the time of writing, oats are not recommended, but are the subject of further research. Consult your
dietitian.
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Foods to Avoid
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Foods to Include
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Dairy Products
Cheese mixtures, pastes, and spreads (unless checked),
Malted milks, Icecream with cone or crumbs, Soy drinks containing malt (check)
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Block, processed, cream, cottage or ricotta cheese. Fresh, UHT, evaporated, powdered or condensed
milk, Yoghurt (check), buttermilk, fresh or canned cream, Plain or flavoured icecream (check)
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Legumes and nuts
Processed varieties of legumes if thickened (unless checked), textured vegetable protein products
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Dried or fresh beans, nuts and seeds, Gluten-free canned baked beans, canned beans or legumes (check)
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Takeaway Food
Hamburgers, pizza, souvlaki, sausages, battered food (e.g. fried fish), crumbed food (e.g. crumbed chicken), stuffed roast chickens
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Steamed rice, grilled fish (check no flour), chicken (no stuffing), steak, Asian dishes without flour or soy sauce, steamed vegetables, baked potato, some chips (check)
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Snacks
Packet savoury snacks, many sweets and filled chocolates, licorice, many frozen desserts, flavoured potato crisps and corn chips (check)
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Plain chocolate, plain popcorn, jelly, plain potato crisps (check), plain corn chips, plain rice crackers, yoghurt
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Beverages
Cereal-based coffee substitutes, malted cocoa beverages (e.g. Milo®, Ovaltine®, Aktavite®),
Barley waters, milk flavourings (unless checked), Beer, ale, stout and lager,
Alcoholic soft drinks containing malt extract
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Water, tea, coffee, cocoa, milk, Cordials, soft drinks, soda water, mineral
water, Fruit and vegetable juices. Wine (including sparkling and fortified wines), most spirits and liqueurs, cider
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Miscellaneous
Malt vinegar, soy sauce containing wheat, mixed
seasonings, Yeast extract spreads (e.g. Vegemite®, Marmite®, Promite®), sauces, pickles, relish, chutney, thickened salad dressings, stock cubes, custard powder containing wheat starch, baking powders containing flour, communion wafers
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Tomato sauce, gluten-free soy sauce, most vinegars, Sugar, honey, golden syrup, jam, peanut
butter, Salad dressings not thickened, gluten-free stock cubes, Gelatine, gluten-free baking powder and custard
powder, Herbs, spices, salt, pepper.
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Some foods are marked "gluten-free" on the package.
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