These cereals are found in the normal cereal section of UK supermarkets and although include ‘Barley Malt Extract’ in their ingredients, they contain a low enough level of gluten that they keep within the Codex standard. Barley is still listed in the ingredients but they are suitable for people following a gluten free diet. This information comes from Coeliac UK and it is their opinion that if you travel to the UK and require your cereal to be gluten free then you can eat these varieties -
ASDA: Choco Snaps, Cornflakes, Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Corn Flakes and Rice Snaps.
SAINSBURYS: Choco Snaps, Cornflakes, Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Corn Flakes and Rice Pops.
SOMERFIELD: Choco Rice, Cornflakes, Crisp Rice, Frosted Flakes and Honeynut Cornflakes
TESCO: Choco Snaps, Cornflakes, Honey Nut Corn Flakes
Tesco Rice Pops also claim to be safe but their rice cereal is called Rice Snaps so I have to look into this further.
I have recently discovered this information and have since gone back to eating a few of these ‘normal’ cereals much to the joy of my tastebuds and my wallet. Things are going well so far and I haven’t felt glutenated but I will keep you updated in case things change. It feels a little disconcerting to be eating something I know contains ingredients I didn’t think I could ever have again even if it is my favourite food ever! If you have any experience positive or negative with eating these cereals then please share your thoughts…..
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Oct 19th, 2009I have been reading other blog sites run by Coeliacs and there seems to be a lot of confusion over whether or not even low levels of Barley Malt Extract are safe for all Coeliacs. As it has only been a couple of months since I was diagnosed and considering I tend to eat pretty huge bowls, I plan to stick to completely gluten free cereals at least until my next hospital appointment and blood tests to ensure I am completely free of gluten when this happens. My dietician suggested that I try to bring oats into my diet after this time to see how I feel so I will probably try ‘normal’ cereals again at this time.