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Wheat allergy

In the body: An allergy is the immune system reacting to the food.

Not rated by dose: a flag on 9 reviewed foods, among them White bread, toasted, dry whole-wheat pasta and whole-wheat bread. The list below has a line for each of 14 preparations.

For some people. Allergies, medicines and medical conditions: a flag for the people the source names, no wider.

All hazards

The reference value and where it comes from

Reviewed foods that carry it

9 reviewed foods carry it; none is rated by dose. A food counts once, as in the foods list: preparations sharing a page (raw and cooked, canned) count once; one with its own page counts apart. Below, one line for each of 14 preparations.

How often you can eat it

No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.

Flags and context, not rated by dose

  • Breakfast cereal

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade C

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority food allergen. Many ready-to-eat cereals are wheat-based (wheat flakes, bran flakes, shredded wheat), and others carry wheat, barley malt or oats by cross-contact.

    Intake: one 30 g serving a day (Health Canada reference amount C.3), 70 kg adult

    Measured on: Category flag on the generic row; whether it applies depends on the base grain and the brand (ingredient list). Not measured here

  • Cakes

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority food allergen. Gluten-free cakes and pies fall outside the flag.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat; cakes and pies are made from wheat flour

  • Cookies

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority food allergen.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat; every wheat-flour cookie carries the flag

  • Crackers

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority food allergen, and crackers are made from wheat flour (rye, rice and gluten-free crackers are different products).

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat; every wheat cracker carries the flag

  • Flour tortillas

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority allergen and must be declared on labels.

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: not stated in the draft

  • Pasta, cooked

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Person-specific: durum wheat pasta contains wheat protein; wheat is a Health Canada priority allergen.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat (the page lists 'wheat or triticale'; 'Semolina' appears among its names for wheat)

  • Pasta, dry

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Person-specific: durum wheat pasta contains wheat protein; wheat is a Health Canada priority allergen.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat (the page lists 'wheat or triticale'; 'Semolina' appears among its names for wheat)

  • Pies

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority food allergen.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat (pastry crust)

  • Soy sauce

    Worth knowing

    US food database (USDA SR Legacy) · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: shoyu is brewed from soy and wheat. Tamari, made from soy only, is the wheat-free variant but may still be cross-contaminated.

    Intake: one tablespoon (15 mL, 16 g) a day, 70 kg adult

    Measured on: Composition and labelling flag, not a concentration.

  • White bread

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority food allergen, and white bread is made from wheat flour.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat (the page lists 'wheat or triticale'); every wheat bread carries the flag

  • White bread, toasted

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Flagged for people with a wheat allergy: wheat is a Health Canada priority food allergen, and white bread is made from wheat flour.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat (the page lists 'wheat or triticale'); every wheat bread carries the flag

  • Whole-wheat bread

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, priority allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Wheat (and triticale) is a Health Canada priority food allergen

    Intake: not applicable (flag)

    Measured on: person-specific

  • Whole-wheat pasta, cooked

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Person-specific: whole-wheat pasta contains wheat protein; wheat is a Health Canada priority allergen.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat (the page lists 'wheat or triticale'; 'Semolina' appears among its names for wheat)

  • Whole-wheat pasta, dry

    Worth knowing

    Health Canada, Wheat & Triticale - Priority food allergens · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Person-specific: whole-wheat pasta contains wheat protein; wheat is a Health Canada priority allergen.

    Intake: n/a (person-specific)

    Measured on: Health Canada priority allergen: wheat (the page lists 'wheat or triticale'; 'Semolina' appears among its names for wheat)

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