Brown Sugar

[LynnR]

Is brown sugar OK to use on the gluten-free diet. Most of it around here has caramel coloring in it so it got me wondering if I should get rid of it or not.

Thanks!

[aklap]

Hi Lynn,

If the sugar is made in the US. MOST carmel color is corn based - but not all. What brand is it??

From Celiac.com's Safe & Forbbiden food list:
3) The problem with caramel color is it may or may not contain gluten depending on how it is manufactured. In the USA caramel color must conform with the FDA standard of identity from 21CFR CH.1. This statute says: "the color additive caramel is the dark-brown liquid or solid material resulting from the carefully controlled heat treatment of the following food-grade carbohydrates: Dextrose (corn sugar), invert sugar, lactose (milk sugar), malt syrup (usually from barley malt), molasses (from cane), starch hydrolysates and fractions thereof (can include wheat), sucrose (cane or beet)." Also, acids, alkalis and salts are listed as additives which may be employed to assist the caramelization process.
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Here's a partial list of GF Sugars:

Sugar and Sweeteners
Brer Rabbit (B&G Foods) (973-401-6500) (www.bgfoods.com): Molasses (Mild, Full and Blackstrap)
C&H Sugars (800 234-5708): all sugar products (7/04)
Crystal Sugars (United Sugars) (218-236-4740) white, brown, and powdered
Dixie Crystals: light brown Sugar (3/03), Powdered Sugar
Domino’s: white sugar (7/04) Brown Sugar (light or dark), confectioner’s sugar
Equal (800 323-5316) All sizes and types
Grandma’s Molasses (800 426-4891): (6/04)
Karo Corn Syrups: light, dark (6/04)
Lundberg www.lundberg.com: brown rice syrup (4/04)
Now Foods: stevia extract (8/04)
Nutrasweet
Oetker Vanilla Sugar
SAFEWAY (877 723-3929): Aspartame Sweetener; Sugar (Granulated, Powdered, and Brown) (3/04)
Splenda (800 – 7-SPLENDA) www.splenda.com: (6/04)
Sweet 'N Low
Twin sugar (9/04)
Wax Orchards: Fruit sweet (9/04)

I found this here - it's a PDF http://homepage.mac.com/sholland/celiac/GFfoodlist.pdf
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Al

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[LynnR]

Hi Al,

Thanks for all the info!

The brown sugar that I normally use is Domino's - light & dark. On the package it had said that one of the ingredients was caramel coloring.

Thanks again,

Lynn

[lynda]

i made Nestle Toll House Cookies using brown rice flour, butter, brown and reg sugar
they r sosososososososo sweet
i think after not being to eat sweets for a period of time u lose
ur desire
that is a good thing
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LYNDA