Celiac Disease: Permitted Foods and Forbidden Foods

Permitted foods

• Rice , Early Childhood rice cream
•  *  corn (corn) , corn kernels (corn),   home-made popcorn
•  * creamed corn and tapioca; cream of rice, corn and baby tapioca
• buckwheat
• manioc
•  * millet
•  *  sesame
• soy
• bread,  breadsticks ,  focaccias ,  pizzas  prepared with permitted ingredients
• pasta , stuffed pasta, gnocchi prepared with permitted ingredients

*  totally gluten-free dietetic products (without  wheat starch )

Risky foods

•  *  starch , native starch,  modified starch , pregelatinized starch, dextrinized starch
•  *  malt ,  maltodextrin , malt extract,  maltose ; dextrose
•  *  rice flour ,  rice starch ,  rice semolina  , rice cream
•  *  corn flour , flour for   pre-cooked and instant  polenta , ready polenta, cornstarch  ( corn starch )
•  *  carob flour
•  *  chestnut flour
•  *  chickpea flour
•  *  coconut flour
•  *  buckwheat flour
•  *  almond flour
•  *  millet flour
•  * sesame flour
•  *  soy flour
•  *  potato starch
•  * tapioca
•  *  pods  of: corn, potatoes
•  *  vegetable fibers , dietary fibers
•  *  corn flakes , rice, soy, tapioca without adding malt
•  *  rice cakes
•  * packed popcorn
• ready risottos  (in bags,  frozen , flavoured)

Doubtful foods, not recommended

• quinoa
• amaranth
• teff (teff grass)

Prohibited foods

• wheat  (wheat),  rye ,  oats ,  barley ,  spelled ,  spelled ,  kamut ,  triticale , sorghum
• gluten ( gliadin and prolamines ) of: wheat (wheat), rye, oats, barley, spelt , kamut spelt, triticale, sorghum
• flours, starch, semolina, creams and flakes of: wheat, rye, oats, barley, spelled, spelled, kamut, triticale, sorghum, KOKOH
• multigrain cream
• pasta, stuffed pasta,  potato gnocchi ,  gnocchi alla romana ;
• pizzoccheri
• bread ,  sandwich bread , breadcrumbs; rye bread ,  oat bread , cereal bread ,  soy bread , corn,  iron ; unleavened bread
• wholemeal bread ,  wraps ; taralli ; croutons,  pretzels
• focaccia , pizza,  panzerotti ,  bread sticks ,  crackers , rusks,  crackers ,  crepes
• wheat germ
• muesli ,  porridge
• couscous , tabbouleh,  bulgur  (boulgour burghul),  seitan , frik, cracked wheat, greunkern, gries
• grain muscle
•  *  bran  from prohibited cereals; vegetable fibers and dietary fibers from prohibited cereals
• malt, malt extract, maltodextrins from prohibited grains
• flakes of: corn, rice, soy, tapioca with the addition of “FORBIDDEN CEREALS” malt
•  * polenta taragna (if  buckwheat flour  is mixed with wheat flour)
•  * particles (hosts)
•  * all foods prepared with the above-mentioned flours
• Dietary flours, bread,  rusks  and toasts with traces of gluten (with wheat starch)

Permitted foods

• biscuits , sweets,  cakes  prepared with permitted flours and ingredients
• biscuits, sweets, cakes,  snacks ,  wafers ,  totally gluten-free dietetic snacks  (without wheat starch)
•  *  honey ,  sugar  (granulated white,  cane ,  wholemeal )
•  *  licorice root , pure licorice

Risky foods

• * chocolate  drinks
•  *  soy puddings  and  desserts
•  *  cocoa
• sweets,  licorice sweets , lollipops, sugared almonds,  jellies  and  candied fruit
• chewing gum
• chocolate,  chocolates , chocolate pralines,  cocoa mass
•  * creams,  puddings , desserts, mousses,  panna cotta
• spreadable creams
•  *   packaged ice creams ,  sorbets ,  ice lollies  and  slushes ; semi-finished products for ice cream shops
•  *  fruit jelly , jelly for sweets
•  *  jams  and marmalades, chestnut creams
•  *  brown glazes
• Marzipan
•  *  molasses ,  maple syrup
• pralines, sugared almonds,  sprinkles  for decorating cakes
•  * preparations for  hot chocolate  and  cappuccino
•  *  nougat , crunchy, almondy (  dried fruit sticks )
•  *  vanillin
•  *  icing sugar , icing vanilla, in grains

Prohibited foods

•  * biscuits, sweets, cakes,  pastries ,  snacks ,  snacks , wafers
•   Muesli  bars _
•  * ice cream cone and pods
• Dietary biscuits and sweets with traces of gluten (with wheat starch)

Permitted foods

•   fresh, long-life milk
•   fresh and aged cheeses
•  *   whole and  low-fat natural yoghurt
•  * fresh cream

Risky foods

•  * fruit and flavored yoghurt
•  *  soy yogurt
•  * yogurt cream
• flavored milk
• condensed milk
• fiber milk
• cheeses: melted, spreadable, small cheeses, sliced,  light , fruit cheeses, flowery rind cheeses (such as  brie , Camoscio d’Oro)
• soy cheese (Tofu)
• long-life cream (cooking, whipping, spray)
• vegetable cream substitute for cream

Prohibited foods

• malted milk “OF FORBIDDEN CEREALS” and cereals
• malt yogurt “OF FORBIDDEN CEREALS” and cereals
• blue cheeses  (type:  gorgonzola ,  roquefort , Danish Blue)

Permitted foods

• all types of  meat , poultry,  fish ,  crustaceans ,  molluscs
• raw ham
• egg

Risky foods

• raw  , cooked, fresh and seasoned cured meats and sausages:   cooked  ham , coppa  , bacon  , speck  , bresaola  , bacon  , mortadella  (  or bologna),  wurstel ,  salami ,
• cotechino ,  zampone ,  sausage
• ready roasts
• corned beef
•  packaged meat sauce
•  canned tripe
• surimi

Prohibited foods

• meat and fish  breaded (e.g.  Milanese cutlet ) or floured (e.g.  scallops ) or with  sauces  thickened with prohibited flours.
•  Fresh and/or frozen meat and fish  hamburgers with the addition of flour and/or breadcrumbs
• fresh and/or frozen meat and fish with the addition of flour and/or breadcrumbs

Permitted foods

• every kind of  vegetable
• all types of legumes and dry: locust beans, chickpeas,  cicerchia ,  beans ,  broad beans , okra beans  , lentils ,  lupins ,  peas ,  soybeans
•  * fresh and dried mushrooms
•  *  olives

Risky foods

• some types of frozen vegetables  (e.g. pre-fried potatoes; mashed  potatoes ; mixed side dishes)
• chips  (snacks)
• prepared for soups, purées, stews and legume soups
• (ready-to-use frozen foods to be cooked  freeze-dried )
•  instant mashed potatoes

Prohibited foods

• vegetables breaded and floured with prohibited ingredients
• preparations for soups, purees,  stews  and legume soups with spelled, barley and other prohibited cereals (frozen ready-to-use freeze-dried cooking)

Permitted foods

• fresh fruit
• dried fruit (e.g.  almonds ,  walnuts ,  hazelnuts ,  Brazil nuts ,  pine nuts ,  cashews ,  pistachios ),  chestnuts  and  peanuts
• roasted nuts without  vegetable oil

Risky foods

• candied fruit
• canned fruit
• toasted nuts with vegetable oil

Prohibited foods

• floured dried fruit

Permitted foods

• butter ,  lard ,  lard
• oil of: extra-virgin olive , olive ,  peanut ,  sunflower ,  corn ,  palm ,  rice , safflower seeds  ,  soy ,  grape seeds

Risky foods

•  *  light butter  (light)
•  *  peanut butter  (peanuts butter)
• margarine , light margarine, margarine for cakes
•  *   various seed oil
• vegetable oil
•  vegetable fat
•  RICE MISO
• TAMARI
• TEMPEH
• condiments of undefined composition

Prohibited foods

• Wheat germ oil
• BARLEY MISO
• SHOYU

Permitted foods

• carbonated drinks
• chamomile , tea,  decaffeinated tea ,  herbal teas : in filter bag
• coffee beans and ground,  decaffeinated coffee beans  and ground
• white, red, rosé wine ; Holy wine
• sparkling wine , champagne
• distillates: brandy (or  grappa  of wine and marc),
• armagnac, calvados, dreamac (or  brandy ),  port ,  rum , slivovitz,  tequila ,  vermouth
• normal or egg marsala

Risky foods

• soft drinks tea, coffee
• light carbonated drinks
• rice drinks
• soy drinks
• sports drinks
• soluble coffee
• almond milk
• ready-made mixes for  milkshakes
• soluble preparations for tea, chamomile, herbal teas
• syrups
• fruit juices and nectars
• bitters and liqueurs ( alcohol based   + other ingredients) not included in the permitted list

Prohibited foods

• drinks containing malt, barley, oats, rye wheat
• malt soy beverages OF BANNED GRAIN
• cereal soy drinks
• beer ,  whiskey , vodka
• barley coffee
• coffee substitutes containing barley, rye, oats, wheat;
• roasted grain blends
• YANNOH

Permitted foods

• vegetable and meat broth
• soups, purees and soups prepared with the ingredients of permitted foods

Risky foods

• stock cubes,  meat extracts ,  vegetable extracts , broth preparations
• preparations for soups, purées, minestrone and legume soups (frozen ready-to-use to be cooked freeze-dried)

Prohibited foods

• preparations for soups, purees, stews and legume soups with spelled, barley and other prohibited cereals (frozen ready-to-use freeze-dried cooking)

Permitted foods

• wine vinegar
•  *  mayonnaise  and  béchamel  prepared with permitted ingredients
• products  in wine vinegar , in oil of: olive, extra virgin, olive, peanuts, corn, soy, sunflower, grape seeds
•  * salt , pepper , aromatic herbs   and spices
• seeds of:  cumin , sunflower,  flax ,  poppy , sesame,  pumpkin
•  * gravies,  pesto , sauces prepared with permitted ingredients

Risky foods

• fruit and cereal vinegar
• thickeners , gelling agents, release agents
• aromas
• isinglass ,  gelatin sheets  (for sweet and savoury), gelatin (for sweet and savoury)
• sweeteners
• yeast extract
• soy lecithin
•  natural and chemical yeast
• mayonnaise, sauces,  soy sauce
• mustard
• blends of aromas for roasts and dishes
•  *  royal jelly
•  *  anchovy paste
• pate
• vegetable proteins  , protein hydrolysates
•  * pickled products of fruit or cereals
• products in oil  of various seeds
• GLUCOSE SYRUP
• ready-to-eat sauces and pestos
•  *  saffron

Prohibited foods

• bechamel
• Koji