Here are some guidelines to follow
1 - Recipes that use flour (bleached white flour, whole wheat, cracked wheat, barley, semolina, spelt, farro, kamut, triticale) or vital wheat gluten are not gluten-free.
2 - Recipes featuring pasta, including cous cous, are not gluten-free.
3 - Alcoholic drinks including beer, stout, ale, guinness and lager. Most contain gluten, however, a range of gluten free boutique beers are available. This also includes meat, sausages or other food cooked in beer too.
4 - Cereal and baking products – wheat, wheaten corn flour, semolina, couscous, wheat bran, barley, oats, porridge, breakfast cereals containing wheat, rye, oats or barley, corn or rice cereals containing malt extract, some icing sugar mixtures and baking powder.
5 - Recipes calling for breadcrumbs, croutons, cereal, cookie crumbs, pastry, crackers, are not gluten-free.
6 - Snacks such as liquorice, some lollies and chocolates, packet savoury snacks and some flavoured potato and corn chips.
7 - Hidden gluten and wheat can be found in gravy, broth, soy sauce, malt vinegar, marinades, sauces, salad dressings, cured meats, sausages and burgers, hot dogs, self-basting poultry, flavoured and herb cheeses, spice blends including curry powder, dry mustard, canned and prepared soups, tomato paste, sweeteners, beverages, flavoured coffees, herbal teas, roasted, flavoured or spiced nuts, jerky, flavoured yogurts and puddings, some chocolate and chocolate chips, cocoa and instant coffee mixes, flavoured vinegars, cooking wines, flavoured liqueur and liquor, wine coolers, ice cream and frozen desserts.
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