Gluten-Free with Trash Panda

Trash Panda is a food scanner app that reads the ingredient list for you. Scan a barcode at the grocery store and it flags every ingredient that contains gluten, so you can rule a product out in seconds.

Whether you avoid gluten because of celiac disease, a sensitivity, Hashimoto's or personal preference, here's how Trash Panda helps. Below you'll also find our gluten-free product lists and the latest gluten-free food news.

How Trash Panda helps you eat gluten-free

  • Flags gluten in the ingredient list. Scan any barcode and Trash Panda marks ingredients that contain gluten, including easy-to-miss ones like malt, barley and spelt.
  • Tailors your results. Set gluten as an ingredient preference and Trash Panda customizes your scan results around it. Ingredient preferences come with a Trash Panda subscription.
  • Rates the whole ingredient list. Every product gets a rating based on all of its ingredients, so you can see what else is in a gluten-free product, from food dyes and seed oils to added sugar.
  • Explains every flag. Tap any ingredient to see why it's flagged and read the research behind it.

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Gluten-free product lists

Gluten-free foods our team picked for cleaner ingredient lists. Recipes change, so scan each product before you buy.

Gluten Free Finds

A list of #trashpandaapproved gluten free favorites!

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Gluten Free Bread

Gluten-free sandwich loaves and sourdoughs with cleaner ingredient lists, from seeded multigrain to classic white and cinnamon raisin.

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Gluten and Dairy-free Finds

Trash panda approved gluten and dairy-free foods

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Celiac disease, sensitivity or preference

If you have celiac disease

Trash Panda reads ingredient lists. It can't tell you whether a product was made on shared equipment, and it doesn't certify anything as gluten-free. Use it to rule products out fast, and look for a certified gluten-free label on anything you plan to eat.

If you have a gluten sensitivity or Hashimoto's

Some people with a gluten sensitivity or Hashimoto's thyroiditis cut out gluten, often on a doctor's advice. Trash Panda makes that easier day to day: scan the barcode, check for gluten flags and move on.

If you avoid gluten by choice

A gluten-free label doesn't make a food healthier. Gluten-free breads and snacks often swap wheat for refined starches and add gums, oils or sugar to get the texture right. Trash Panda rates the whole ingredient list, so you can tell a simple gluten-free product from a highly processed one.

What Trash Panda's food scanner checks for you

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Food Dyes

Avoid food dyes like Red 40, Red 3, Yellow 5, Blue 1, etc.

Seed Oils

Scan food and spot seed oils like canola, soybean, sunflower and other refined oils.

Allergens

Flag foods containing soy, dairy, gluten, and eggs.

Ultra-Processed Ingredients

Scan ingredients and spot ultra processed foods instantly.

Linked Studies

Tap any ingredient to read the research behind every flag.

Bioengineered Ingredients

Bioengineered is another term for Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs.

See the full ingredient methodology →

Gluten-free FAQ

Avoiding more than gluten? See every dietary restriction Trash Panda supports.

Product ingredients can change, so Trash Panda may not always be accurate. Always check the packaging for potential allergens.