Wheat can be found in a wide variety of food products. This can make avoiding wheat difficult for those who are allergic to the grain.

To find out if a food contains wheat, individuals should always check the ingredient label. To avoid eating a product that contains wheat, individuals should stay away from products that contain:

• Bran
• Bread crumbs
• Cereal extract
• Cracker meal
• Enriched flour
• Farina
• Gluten
• Graham flour
• High-gluten flour
• High-protein flour
• Kamut
• Semolina wheat
• Spelt
• Vital gluten
• Wheat bran
• Wheat germ
• Wheat gluten
• Wheat malt
• Wheat starch
• Whole wheat flour

Food products that may contain wheat include:

• Alcoholic beverages (e.g. beer)
• Baked beans
• Bakery goods (e.g., cakes, pastries, donuts, muffins, cookies, biscuits)
• Bouillon
• Bread (e.g., white, whole wheat, cornbread, potato, soybean)
• Breaded/deep- fried food
• Candies
• Canned soups and stews
• Cereal
• Cereal beverages
  
• Cheese spreads
• Cocoa
• Coffee substitutes
• Condiments (catsup, mustard)
  
• Couscous
• Frosting, icing
• Graham crackers
• Ice cream cones
• Pancakes, waffles
  
• Pasta
  
• Postum
• Potato chips, pretzels, crackers
• Processed meats/sausages/ bologna/prepared meat patties
  
• Puddings and most other desserts
• Root beer
• Salad dressings
  
• Some baby foods
• Stewed/ thickened fruit
• Vitamins
• White sauce, gravy

Other foods or ingredients that may contain wheat proteins include:

• Gelatinized starch
• Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
• Modified food starch, modified starch
• Natural flavoring
• Soy sauce
• Starch
• Vegetable gum, vegetable starch

People with wheat allergies must be careful to read the labels of all food products. Wheat can often be found in unlikely food products. For example, some hot dogs, imitation crab meat and ice cream contain wheat.