I want (gluten free) candy!

As I’m spending summer of 2010 in the States, I was interested to find out which sweeties (candy) and chocolates made by our friends across the pond are gluten free. I know what I can and cannot eat in the UK when I’m looking for something sweet but how about in the U,S of A?

Gluten Free Tootsie Roll Industries

Jul
18

Dots

Junior Mints



In the States, a large number of the candy and chocolate snacks that you find in stores are produced by Tootsie Roll Industries. A lot of the snacks associated with going to the movie theatre like Junior Mints, Dots and Sugar Babies are also made by Tootsie Roll, which always has me wondering which ones are safe for me to eat…

Which Tootsie Roll Industries products are gluten free?

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Gluten Free Nestle

Jul
09

Butterfinger

Baby Ruth

I called Nestle North America to find out which of their candy products are gluten free.

This is the list I was given….

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Skittles are Gluten Free

Jul
07

Today I picked up a packed of Skittles and smiled when I saw that they are labelled ‘gluten free’. I still stand by my opinion that Skittles taste better in the UK but back home we only have a couple of different varieties whereas the States seem to have gone Skittles mad. I found the chocolate ones today and they are yummy with their S’mores, vanilla, chocolate caramel, chocolate pudding and brownie batter flavours.

Original skittles

Lots of tasty gluten free flavours

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Hershey’s

Jul
05

Reece's peanut butter cups (by Hershey's)

Last week I called Hershey’s….

I explained to the man who answered my call that I was looking to find out which of their products are gluten free as this is not apparent on their labelling.

He gave me this short list (confirmed as gluten free by Hershey’s corporate Headquarters): (more…)

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Gluten Free Mars (North America)

May
14

Mars are one of the biggest candy and chocolate producers in the States so I contacted them to ask about the gluten free status of their products. Mars UK had emailed me a list of their ‘safe’ products so I figured that their North American counterparts were likely to do the same…..

Snickers are gluten free!

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