How do I recognise gluten-free food?

There are lots of products which by nature are gluten-free and harmless: rice, maize, potatoes, pulses, buckwheat, tapioca, chestnuts, milk and milk products, meat, fish, eggs, vegetable oils, fruit and vegetables. And there are also numerous products especially produced for those affected by coeliac disease (bread, pasta, cake, pizza crusts, flour, biscuits, sweets, frozen food). These special products are recognisable through the symbol of the crossed-out wheat ear.

This symbol guarantees that the product is gluten-free.

Risky are those food items which could contain gluten or wheat as an ingredient or additive. For example ready-made meals, sausages, soya sauces, ice cream. With these products it is very important to read the list of ingredients on the packaging very carefully. Risky are also those food items which may have been contaminated with gluten during the production process.

All food containing wheat, spelt, kamut, triticale, barley or rye are forbidden.

With the help of our chart you can get an overview of the food items which you can eat without hesitation, those where you have to pay attention and those which are absolutely forbidden.