Should I worry about gluten in vanilla?

There is no gluten in vanilla beans. This does not mean that products advertised as vanilla are gluten -free. However, vanilla beans themselves do not contain proteins that can be harmful to those with celiac disease.

One of the most commonly used forms of vanilla is vanilla extract. American food and drug administration (FDA) has set strict instructions on what can be called pure vanilla extract. These rules say that "pure" extract can contain only a small number of ingredients other than vanilla and none of these ingredients contain gluten. Although it was, the alcohol used in a purely vanilla extract must be distilled, as dictated by the FDA. The distillation process involves the conversion of liquid into gas and then cooling the gas back to the liquid again. Proteins that are dangerous to those who have celiac disease are unable to be changed into a gaseous form and are removed from alcohol through the distillation process. This means any type of distilled alcohol is used in pure vanilla extremeact, will not contain gluny.

Another product containing vanilla is ice cream. There is no gluten in vanilla ice cream, but there could also be other components that could transfer gluten to it. Depending on the equipment where the ice cream was produced, it is possible that contamination from the gluten -containing ingredients used in other products or flavors could get into ice cream. Vanilla ice cream, which has added flavors, may not be gluten -free, especially if the ingredients are added from a separate manufacturer. However, there are ice cream brands that clearly say they are gluten -free.

Gluten in vanilla can be found in powder forms used in high -volume kitchens and for industrial production. The process and components added to achieve the final product may contain harmful proteins. This may be particularly problematic for those who have celiac disease because not all kitchenThey are aware of the gluten content in powder, so their meals are potentially dangerous.

For those who are still in doubt, it may be the best practice to buy a whole of vanilla beans. With absolutely no potential for finding gluten in vanilla beans could be used in gluten -free recipes. There are also ways to be made at home using water or neutral distilled alcohols.