| Here's a list of 14 places you might not expect to | | | | bounds for the gluten intolerant, as the ones that |
| find gluten:Sausages contain breadcrumbs (the bread | | | | aren't coated are usually packaged in a sauce |
| is one of the ways in which the texture of the | | | | thickened with flour.Monosodium glutamate, known to |
| sausage is obtained, without including an unacceptably | | | | Chinese cooks as 'taste powder' or 've-tsin' is |
| high proportion of fat), except the most high class | | | | manufactured with gluten. This ingredient is very |
| variety of butcher's sausage, and even in this case | | | | frequently included in factory-prepared goods, but |
| it's quite likely.Burgers, grillsteaks and similar products | | | | may not be listed on the label - or merely described |
| generally also include bread or other wheat products | | | | as a 'flavor enhancer'.Soy sauce is almost always |
| in the mixture.Crab sticks and prawnies seem to be | | | | made by fermenting soy beans and wheat together, |
| made entirely of fish, but if you check the label and | | | | so contains gluten.Although wheat germ does not |
| you will find wheat flour or modified starch listed in | | | | itself contain gluten, because of the process of |
| the ingredients.Some drinks contain gluten as a | | | | separation employed in manufacture, it is likely that a |
| thickener, to provide 'body'.Wheat flour may be a | | | | small amount of gluten will be present in wheat germ |
| hidden ingredient in ice cream, ketchup, mayonnaise | | | | sold in the stores.Malt and malt extract are derived |
| and instant coffee.You often find gluten in low fat | | | | from wheat, and can be a hidden source of gluten. |
| versions of products, to make them seem less | | | | This is sometimes listed as maltase or |
| watery (for example, yoghurt, soft cheese or | | | | malto-dextrin.Any alcoholic drink made from grain - |
| mayonnaise).Pre-packed grated cheese is coated in | | | | beer or whisky, for example, contains gluten.Even |
| flour or modified starch to stop it from sticking | | | | medicines may contain gluten, used as a thickener or |
| together in the packet - this includes the cheese sold | | | | a binder.Frann Leach lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sign |
| with jacket potatoes in takeaways, unless they grate | | | | up for her new Gluten Factsheet with a new |
| their own (but most don't).Obviously, anything coated | | | | gluten-safe recipe and article every week: |
| in batter or breadcrumbs contains gluten in the | | | | Gluten Factsheet. |
| coating. This makes almost every fish product out of | | | | |