Re: [cinciceliac] Re: starburst jelly beans

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Denise Ramey

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Mar 24, 2008, 8:00:02 AM3/24/08
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You need to be careful. Not all Jelly Belly's are GF. They have some flavors such as buttered toast that do have gluten in them.

Denise Ramey

---- Diana Knoepfle <diana.k...@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't know if Starburst jelly beans are gluten free, but I do know
that all Jelly Belly jelly beans are.

~Diana
(In sunny, mid 70s, Tucson, Az)

On Mar 19, 11:48 am, <ucja...@fuse.net> wrote:
> Hey everyone. Does anyone know if starbursts jelly beans are gf? I know regular starburst are, but not sure about the jelly beans. Thanks!


Nora Mollmann

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Mar 24, 2008, 8:36:01 AM3/24/08
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Hi All,
 
This is from the Jelly Belly website:
 
Question:

Are all product gluten free ?

Answer:

We do not use gluten in any of our current flavors of Jelly Belly jelly beans, however, we do use corn starch in all of our jelly beans.

 

Our Jelly Belly jelly beans and Jelly Belly Confections Pectin, Mellocreme and Gelatin candies are gluten-free and considered safe for the celiac-sprue patient to consume.

 

In addition, you requested information regarding two specific areas:   "The source of our 'modified food starch' and which 'natural flavors and artificial flavorings' are used in our products."

 

In regard to the source of our "modified food starch," we use corn.  Our "natural flavors" are identified on all packaging, and include fruit juice concentrates, fruit purees, coffee, peanut butter, chocolate, coconut and cocoa powder.  We also use oil of peppermint, lemon, lime and tangerine oils to flavor Jelly Belly beans featuring those particular flavors.

 

These products contain gluten and must be avoided:

 

All of our Jelly Belly Confections Chocolate Malt Balls, Licorice Pastels, Licorice Bridge Mix, Dimples, Christmas Dimples, Deluxe Christmas Mix, and Speckled Chocolate Malted Eggs.

 

So all the flavors of the jelly beans are gluten free. I thought that the buttered toast thingy was just a rumor.

 

Nora

 

 

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Wilson, James L.

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Mar 24, 2008, 9:30:52 AM3/24/08
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so the buttery toast flavor doesn't contain actual buttered toast?
 
now my world no longer makes sense... : )


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Nicole Maher

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Mar 24, 2008, 10:12:46 AM3/24/08
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Interesting because I remember reading on one the packages that it contained wheat.  Hmmmm, that was probably 1 1/2 years ago but I have always read the labels because of that. Thanks! Nicole


Denise Ramey

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Mar 25, 2008, 9:58:31 AM3/25/08
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I looked back in some old records and they did have gluten in them in the past. They say in their "current flavors" there's no gluten. They must have discontinued the ones that did.

Denise

---- Nicole Maher <nic...@roadrunner.com> wrote:
Interesting because I remember reading on one the packages that it
contained wheat. Hmmmm, that was probably 1 1/2 years ago but I have
always read the labels because of that. Thanks! Nicole
On Mar 24, 2008, at 9:30 AM, Wilson, James L. wrote:

> so the buttery toast flavor doesn't contain actual buttered toast?
>
> now my world no longer makes sense... : )
>

> From: cinci...@googlegroups.com [mailto:cinci...@googlegroups.com
> ] On Behalf Of Nora Mollmann
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 8:36 AM
> To: cinci...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: [cinciceliac] Re: starburst jelly beans
>
> Hi All,
>
> This is from the Jelly Belly website:
>
> Question:

> Are all product gluten free ?
> Answer:

Bev Greene

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Mar 25, 2008, 10:16:54 AM3/25/08
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I've been living with celiac for over a year now and still find it to be
quite the challenge.

My understanding is that we could use the current food labels to guide us in
making safe choices, however, they tend to list "wheat", not gluten. Can
we assume that if the allergens list does not mention "wheat, oats, barley
or rye" that it's safe? Why wouldn't they list "gluten" in the allergen
section since that's my understanding of the true enemy?

HELP !!!!!!!


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Christine Schumacher

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Mar 25, 2008, 11:15:07 AM3/25/08
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Hi Bev,

      I just saw your entry and thought I’d give a suggestion. Have you ever read the gluten free bible? It’s by Jax Peters Lowell. It came out in 2005. I was diagnosed in July of that year and my daughter brought it to me right after I got home from the hospital. She’s funny and writes well. It was a huge help to me to learn how to navigate my way in eating differently and handling it when in public. She emphasizes that things were current when she wrote the book but, things always change as we all know, and it’s important to keep asking questions.

      I’ve seen that on amazon there are some ‘reviews’ for the book that say she didn’t say things well, like, ‘it’s no big deal to just take the bread off of a sandwich”. That just proves the person didn’t read the book because she is very specific about how to handle gluten. (Other people told her that.) I bought different wooden spoons so they wouldn’t have gluten on them because of her suggestion. Some day I’ll take the time to write my own review on amazon.

      The labels only mention wheat because the labeling law specified only the most common allergens would be included, like dairy, soy, nuts. etc. Other publications I get that are helpful in learning and keeping up to date are the magazines Living Without and Gluten Free Living. Also, I belong to the Celiac Disease Foundation www.celiac.org and Gluten Intolerance Group www.gluten.net both of which have quarterly publications.

Christine

 

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Bev Greene

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Mar 25, 2008, 11:17:44 AM3/25/08
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Christine,
 
Thanks for your help!
 
I have only recently began receiving Living Without.    I will look into the other publications as you suggest, I'm sure they will be very helpful.
 
One other question though, I seem to get different answers from different sources, how do you determine which ones you can trust?
 
Bev Greene, Assistant to Roger Williams
Anderson Branch
PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company
1095 Nimitzview Drive, Suite 200
Cincinnati, Oh  45230
**Please only use cell phone number if I can NOT be reached via the office phone.  Thank You.
 
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Diana Knoepfle

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Mar 26, 2008, 11:34:03 AM3/26/08
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Thank you for confirming this, Nora. I knew that was the latest, and I
am so glad as my daughter's preschool, under my guidance, gave her the
jelly beans for their Easter celebration (and she did not get sick).

Whew!

~Diana

On Mar 24, 5:36 am, "Nora Mollmann" <nor...@fuse.net> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> This is from the Jelly Belly website:
>
> Question:
> Are all product gluten free ?
> Answer:
>
> We do not use gluten in any of our current flavors of Jelly Belly jelly beans, however, we do use corn starch in all of our jelly beans.
>
> Our Jelly Belly jelly beans and Jelly Belly Confections Pectin, Mellocreme and Gelatin candies are gluten-free and considered safe for the celiac-sprue patient to consume.
>
> In addition, you requested information regarding two specific areas: "The source of our 'modified food starch' and which 'natural flavors and artificial flavorings' are used in our products."
>
> In regard to the source of our "modified food starch," we use corn. Our "natural flavors" are identified on all packaging, and include fruit juice concentrates, fruit purees, coffee, peanut butter, chocolate, coconut and cocoa powder. We also use oil of peppermint, lemon, lime and tangerine oils to flavor Jelly Belly beans featuring those particular flavors.
>
> These products contain gluten and must be avoided:
>
> All of our Jelly Belly Confections Chocolate Malt Balls, Licorice Pastels, Licorice Bridge Mix, Dimples, Christmas Dimples, Deluxe Christmas Mix, and Speckled Chocolate Malted Eggs.
>
> So all the flavors of the jelly beans are gluten free. I thought that the buttered toast thingy was just a rumor.
>
> Nora
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Denise Ramey
> To: cinci...@googlegroups.com
>
> Cc: Diana Knoepfle
> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 8:00 AM
> Subject: [cinciceliac] Re: starburst jelly beans
>
> You need to be careful. Not all Jelly Belly's are GF. They have some flavors such as buttered toast that do have gluten in them.
>
> Denise Ramey
>
> ---- Diana Knoepfle <diana.knoep...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know if Starburst jelly beans are gluten free, but I do know
> that all Jelly Belly jelly beans are.
>
> ~Diana
> (In sunny, mid 70s, Tucson, Az)
>
> On Mar 19, 11:48 am, <ucja...@fuse.net> wrote:
> > Hey everyone. Does anyone know if starbursts jelly beans are gf? I know regular starburst are, but not sure about the jelly beans. Thanks!
>
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