Is Ricotta Cheese Gluten Free?

is ricotta gluten free

Every day it seems that more and more people are questioning which foods contain gluten. As we learn more about it, our awareness increases about the potentially harmful side effects of gluten. We are here to answer one specific question related to gluten and that is “Is ricotta cheese gluten free?

Ricotta cheese would have to contain cereal grains in order to be considered a gluten containing food. These grains include wheat (spelt, kamut, farro, durum) barley, rye, bulger, semolina, and triticale.

We have supplied a selection of ricotta cheese products with their ingredients. All of the products below contain gluten-free ingredients. Be aware that ingredients like locust bean gum and carrageenan are stabilizers or thickeners, but they do not contain gluten.

Generally, ricotta cheese is gluten-free. However, most ricotta is made with vinegar. Vinegar contains gluten if it is the malt variety. This type of vinegar uses barley as an ingredient which would make it a gluten-containing product. Additionally, you should be aware of any stabilizers or thickeners present in ricotta cheese. It is possible that these may contain gluten.

Ricotta Cheese Ingredients

Brand/TypeIngredients
Sargento Whole Milk RicottaWhey, Pasteurized Milk, Vinegar, Salt, Xanthan Gum. **Per the manufacturer, "The source of vinegar in Sargento® Ricotta Cheese can vary, but it’s triple distilled, and, to the best of our knowledge, gluten is present less than 20 ppm. "
Sargento Light RicottaWhey, Pasteurized Milk, Vinegar, Carrageenan. **Per the manufacturer, "The source of vinegar in Sargento® Ricotta Cheese can vary, but it’s triple distilled, and, to the best of our knowledge, gluten is present less than 20 ppm. "
Sargento Part-Skim RicottaWhey, Pasteurized Milk, Cream, Vinegar, Salt, Carrageenan. **Per the manufacturer, "The source of vinegar in Sargento® Ricotta Cheese can vary, but it’s triple distilled, and, to the best of our knowledge, gluten is present in less than 20 ppm. "
Lamagna Part Skim Ricotta CheeseMilk (Whole & Skim), Vinegar and Salt. **gluten-free per the company website.
Crystal Farms Whole Milk Ricotta CheesePasteurized Whey, Pasteurized Milk, Vinegar, Stabilizer (Modified Corn Starch, Guar Gum, Carrageenan), Salt. **gluten-free per the company website.
Breakstone's Ricotta CheesePasteurized Milk, Whey, Milkfat, Salt, Vinegar, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum. **No gluten. Per Kraft (parent company) the ingredients will clearly reflect a gluten-containing ingredient, if applicable.

Note that ingredients and product ingredients can change at any moment without notice. Please use the product label or contact the manufacturer for the current and official information on gluten in ricotta cheese products.

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