Friday, March 12, 2010

Vitamin Water Gluten Free



I've become a big fan of Vitaminwater. So when I noticed they recently changed the formula of some of their flavors, including the addition of the ingredient "modified food starch," I was nervous I might not be able to drink them anymore. 

Even though it is now required by the FDA for manufacturers to list any of the top eight allergens (wheat included) on the nutrient label, I wanted to make sure. So I emailed the company to confirm they were using a non-gluten based modified food starch. Here is the response I received from the company:

"All vitaminwater, smartwater and vitaminwater 10 products are gluten free. None of our products contain any of the FDA designated 'big eight' allergens."

So glad to hear it- Thanks Glaceau! 
Posted by Lindsay Spencer at 2:19 PM
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14 comments:

  1. Thanks for taking the time to research this by calling them, and letting everybody else know!

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  2. A new type of health beverage that combines Archaea Active Formula with natural spring water is now known to be easiest to drink compared with other liquid supplements.

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  3. I would like to use this vitamin water keep posting and updating the blog.



    Smith ALan

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  4. I get sick drinking it ! Why ??

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    1. The company answer says "big eight" allergen wich wrongly does not include corn; and there is corn gluten traces everywhere including in spring water.

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  5. I do, too, Anonymous. Gives me horrible stomach pain very quickly. I don't understand why. Maybe the modified corn starch? /shrug

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  6. Vitamin water said there's no gluten containing in the modified food starch would if be called modified cornstarch?

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  7. I do too get stomach cramps when drinking it...

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  8. My Celiac kids used to get sick drinking Vitamin waters and recently, we can't even tolerate their Smart water. The last time our daughter drank a couple of bottles, she got a horrible migraine....one of her first glutening symptoms.

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  9. you guys are so fucking stupid. to think there is gluten is water or even a trace of it blows my mind. get a fucking life you fucktards.

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  10. knowledge is power

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  11. Thanks for sharing this. I hope it still holds true today.

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  12. If you or your kids are getting sick from Vitamin Water, perhaps there is more allergies/sensitivities than you are aware. Just a thought...

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  13. Just had some to this stuff today and got what feels like a fairly serious gluten reaction to it but the only mystery ingredient is "natural flavouring". What gives?

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