Gluten Free Candy

We ran 1,802 candy through our gluten free rules: 24 pass, 12 need a label check, and 197 don't make it.

Most sugar confectionery passes: boiled sweets, plain chocolate and pectin gums have no natural gluten. The traps are specific: liquorice is bound with wheat flour, and a few chews use wheat starch. Trace warnings from shared factories fill the uncertain column.

You can eat these

Where the traps are

What actually disqualifies candy from a gluten free diet, counted across 60 of the 197 products that fail:

gluten
56 products
wheat
44 products
wheat flour
36 products
barley
6 products
malt
5 products

Check the label first

For these, the data is incomplete or an ingredient can go either way. We say so instead of guessing. Tap one to see exactly what's unclear.

Verdicts are automated checks based on Open Food Facts data. Formulations change, so always confirm on the physical label.