Celiac
disease is a digestive disorder that occurs in reaction to gluten, a protein
found in rye, barley, wheat and oat.
As, Indians having its main food wheat, it
is difficult to decide what to eat. There are many stores in Delhi NCR which
provide Gluten free products. Thanks, to all those store owners who decided to
do so.
I want to
take an initiative to approach, all big brands, to tell us what all products are
Gluten free in their production houses.
I mailed to PepsiCo
India asking about the Gluten Free products in their Manufacturing. I really thanks
Ms. Simi Mehta for sharing this information as below.
Dear Ms. Jain,
We are in receipt of your email below and thank
you very much for writing to us.
We are giving a list of our foods products
which do not have any wheat ingredient :-
1) Lay’s American Style Cream and Onion
2) Lay's Classic Salted
3) Lay's West Indies Hot ‘n’ Sweet Chilli
4) Lay's India’s Magic Masala
5) Lay's Chile Lemon Flavor
6) Lay's Maxx – Sizzling BBQ
7) Kurkure Masala Munch
8) Kurkure Chilli Chatka
9) Kurkure Green Chutney Rajasthani Style
10) Kurkure Hyderabadi Hungama
11) Uncle Chips – Plain Salted
12) Uncle Chips – Spicy Treat
13) Lehar Bikaneri Bhujia
14) Lehar Aloo Bhujia
15) Lehar Chatpata Mix
16) Lehar Khatta Meetha
17) Lehar Navrattan Mix
All our Tropicana
100% juices and Carbonated Soft Drinks is free from gluten.
At PepsiCo, we aim to provide safe foods for
consumers and apply measures to avoid cross-contamination but please note that
the other products manufactured by us in our plants in India are made on the
same lines manufacturing above listed products.
We would be happy to provide any additional
details you may require.
Thanks,
Simi Mehta
Customer Service Manager
Thanks for sharing this information ! God bless you
ReplyDeleteI can understand, My son was detected Celiac two months back. I also faced lot of problems. Now I am in contact with lot of Celiac people. I really thank them for their support.
DeleteHello Ma'am,
DeleteI am Samarth and I also have celiac disease.
Wanted to connect with people who are more aware and going through the same.
I am also going through this
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this important information with us kindly share more branded items like haldirams, biscuits and other ready to eat items
ReplyDeleteThanks....
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice information
ReplyDeleteProduct free from gluten should be marked properly on the pack to avoid any confusions
Heyy are you sure that no wheat means gluten free?
ReplyDeleteNo wheat is good news but it necessarily doesn't mean gluten free. But, Lays Classic Salted chips (commonly known as Yellow :D) is absolutely safe to eat and is gluten free in US. It has highest chances of being gluten-free in India too. But unless it is marked gluten free, no one can be too sure.
ReplyDeletePlease mention gluten-free.
ReplyDeleteIf it has gluten contain.
Unfortunately the statement above from th PepsiCo representative indicates that the listed products are made on the same lines as other products that contain wheat.
ReplyDelete"At PepsiCo, we aim to provide safe foods for consumers and apply measures to avoid cross-contamination but please note that the other products manufactured by us in our plants in India are made on the same lines manufacturing above listed products."
Those who have Celiac should refrain from eating products that are processed in a facility that also processes wheat, as cross contamination may occur. Ideally, you'll want to find products that are certified gluten-free, meaning that they have been tested by a third party organization to verify that the presence of gluten is below a certain threshold (usually 20 parts per million). This article from very well fit disucsses the organizations that typically perform the certifications:
https://www.verywellfit.com/certified-gluten-free-products-562767
I am uncertain if many products manufactured in India pass through these certifications, so please proceed with caution. Testing devices can be purchased that will test food on the spot to see if they contain gluten, with Nima being a popular choice. Unfortunately, they are quite expensive at the moment.
Many Northern Indians are being found to have Celiac disease recently, and it has been theorized that it is because they share some genetic lineage with Europeans who also have a higher than average affliction rate of the disease. I do hope that progress on testing and certification spreads as awareness of the allergy spreads, as it's a disease that significantly impacts the health of those affected.
My 2 yr old daughter has just been diagnosed Celiac. She is crazy about Bhujia, can someone help me find out if Bhujia contains gluten or not. There is lot of contradicting info on Internet
ReplyDeleteOn haldiram also bhujia it is mentioned that it is gluten free.
DeleteThanks for sharing this information you amazing person
ReplyDeleteAre Kurkure puff corns gluten-free??
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this information
ReplyDeleteEven I wanted to join a group of people with this same problem.Is there any what's app group through which we can get connected.
ReplyDeletePlease contact me 8082641234