Gluten free diet usually means being very strict about it, especially if you have celiac disease or a gluten allergy.\u00a0 Are Nachos from restaurants safe?<\/p>\n
At first, nachos appear like they should be gluten-free, and therefore safe for celiacs and those with a gluten allergy.<\/p>\n
Because even tiny amounts of gluten can trigger gluten allergy symptoms or set off celiac problems, we have to consider this very carefully.<\/p>\n
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In most cases, corn chips, one of the main ingredients in nachos, are gluten-free.\u00a0 This sounds like a good start, and it is.<\/p>\n
But are all corn chips gluten-free in all cases?\u00a0 I am disturbed the the appearance of adulterated products on the market, such as rice crackers with wheat added.<\/p>\n
You can not trust that, just because corn chips should<\/em> be gluten-free, that all brands really are<\/em> gluten-free.\u00a0 Always check ingredients.\u00a0 If you order nachos in a restaurant, you have to be sure they use a brand that uses 100% corn.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be complacent about this.\u00a0 If you ask 99 times, there is still a chance that in the 100th case, the corn chips have wheat in them.<\/p>\n The biggest risk of ordering nachos when avoiding gluten is that the corn chips are deep fried.<\/p>\n Most of the time, restaurants deep fry many different types of food, most covered in wheat-based batter.<\/p>\n Gluten can get into the oil used in the deep fryer, and attach itself to the corn chips.<\/p>\n This is unfortunate, as it contaminates the nachos for sensitive individuals.<\/p>\n If you have a gluten allergy, this may not be enough to bother you \u2013 only you can tell.<\/p>\n If you have celiac disease, then any amount of gluten is too much, even if you don\u2019t notice the symptoms, so you have to avoid nachos deep fried in the same oil as wheat-based foods.<\/p>\n Toped with cheese, chopped olives, and other goodies, nachos do need some preparation.<\/p>\n There is a risk that the preparation may lead to gluten contamination from other meals, especially from sliced bread, if the bread is used on the same surface as other food preparation.<\/p>\n This varies form restaurant to restaurant, and from menu to menu, but it is a distinct risk.<\/p>\n While not usually packed full of gluten (unless the corn chips are not 100% corn), nachos are a risky choice for very sensitive individuals.\u00a0 This includes all celiacs, and some people with a gluten allergy.<\/p>\n You are best to avoid nachos in most cases.\u00a0 You may wish to quiz the cook, find out if anything containing wheat is deep fried in the same oil as the nachos, and ensure that the corn chips are wheat-free.\u00a0 If that all checks out, it might be worth the risk.<\/p>\n Have you had problems with Nachos and your gluten free diet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gluten free diet usually means being very strict about it, especially if you have celiac disease or a gluten allergy.\u00a0 Are Nachos from restaurants safe? At first, nachos appear like they should be gluten-free, and therefore safe for celiacs and those with a gluten allergy. Because even tiny amounts of gluten can trigger gluten allergy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[11],"tags":[44,230,37,234],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=793"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":795,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793\/revisions\/795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allergy-details.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Gluten-Contaminated Deep Fryer Oil<\/h2>\n
Gluten Cross-Contamination in Restaurants<\/h2>\n
Are Nachos Safe for a Gluten Free Diet?<\/h2>\n