While out on the go, finding a gluten free fast food meal can often be difficult. Throughout most of the country, there seems to be a McDonald’s or Burger King on just about every corner, making those both desirable places to have gluten free options.
Most people seem to have a pretty good idea about McDonald’s gluten free options, but what about Burger King? Here at Gluten Free Restaurants, we’ve put some time into trying to obtain a complete Burger King gluten free menu, but haven’t gotten anything official yet. It seems that big corporations like Burger King have legal departments which won’t allow them to confirm much (if anything) is in fact gluten free.
That leaves us to dig through their ingredient information on their official website. So far the only items we’ve been able to confirm are in fact gluten free are the following:
- Tendergrill Garden Salad (bring your own dressing)
- French Fries (these are naturally gluten free, but confirm your location uses a dedicated fryer!)
- Pop/Sodas and milk
That is based upon the information available in Burger King’s official ingredient list (PDF) and allergens list.
Unfortunately, this is not a very extensive list, leaving a lot to be desired for someone on a gluten free diet. If you are forced to eat fast food, give Wendy’s a try, or McDonald’s if that is the only alternative in your area.
Update: Burger King has finally released an official gluten-free menu, which can be viewed here (PDF). Nothing impressive, but it is nice to have official information from the company!
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My nutritionist told me that Wendy’s fries are gluten free because they are fried separately from other fried food which is full of gluten. I ate them more than few times and I never felt sick…so this is safe for all of us.
Normal “frozen” fries are coated before they are frozen to keep them from sticking together. Don’t do it!
On Wendy’s website, it specifically states that fries are not cooked separately, and are not gluten free. Please double check what everyone tells you. Also, I have received breaded onion rings in my Burger King fries, so they should not be considered gluten-free either. Even if they are cooked in dedicated fryers, cross contamination occurs when the same tongs are used for fries and rings.
Mia – where exactly does it say that Wendy’s fries are not cooked separately? What it DOES say is that they MAY be cooked with gluteny items but the fries themselves DO NOT contain gluten.
French Fries: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following: soy, canola, cottonseed, partially hydrogenated soy and/or cottonseed), Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate or Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (color protectors), Dextrose. Cooked in Soy, Corn, Cottonseed, & Hydrogenated Soy Oil. Note: may be cooked in the same oil as Fish Fillets (where available), Crispy Chicken Nuggets, Crispy Chicken Patty. Seasoned with Salt.
http://wendys.com/food/pdf/us/nutrition.pdf
And yes, I am aware of the risks of CC from things other than the fryers.
Gluten Free means NO SOY also!!! It would be Wonderful if I could stop at a fast food and not have that ever-present soy as an ingredient in the Burgers, the oils, the dressings, etc. Gluten free food will be USELESS to 75% or more of Celiacs….who need GF food!!! Take Soy out of foods…….it’s just a filler and BAD for you anyway. I haven’t been to a fast food joint in over a decade!……The soy industry has Fooled the American public on the whole idea of soy. I liken it to the way the cigarette industry didn’t tell you the truth in the 50′s & 60′s! Soy is BAD, BAD, news!!! It is a KNOWN CARCINOGEN! If you’re going to have a GF menu, LEAVE OUT THE SOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flutter does not seem to know what gluten is. Gluten is the protein found in WHEAT RYE OATS and BARLEY. Soy does not contain this protein. Celiacs CAN actually eat soy barring a soy allergy. Soy is also NOT a carcinogen like tobacco, which is an entirely different situation- there have been studies showing soy can LOWER cancer rates. Granted there are also questions raised recently about estrogen rates and soy but much of this research is still up for debate. Very ill informed post. If you have an allergy to soy, I’m sorry and can understand how it would be frustrating to find soy in food that is gluten-free but still off limits due to soy. However, Gluten-free does not and should not mean SOY-FREE. Allergen-free is an entirely different topic.
By the way, I misspoke slightly above and wished to clarify. Technically there is no gluten in Oats- the protein in oats resembles oats so some individuals may react to it, but the main issue with mainstream oats is that they are subject to high levels of cross contamination with wheat etc. in processing. I tend to avoid them on a gluten-free diet, but it may be possible to incorporate them safely into a gluten-free diet if one consumes the gluten-free certified oats.
I don’t know if I understand your (flutter) comment on soy. I have never heard that gluten free means no soy. Can you tell me about what you are saying.
Soy SAUCE has gluten in it. Soy doesn’t.
Yes, but it’s not because of the Soybeans, it’s because typical soy sauce contains wheat. You can buy gluten free soy sauce, which simply eliminates the wheat. Soy is gluten-free.
Uh…..Burger King’s slad the Tendergrill Salad that was gluten free for so long no longer is gluten free…their are many articles on the internet that are OLD…and NEED TO BE UPDATED……so check out the new nutritional info….
Burger King fries are high for cross contamination. The first few times I ate them I didn’t get sick, but lately I have been. I just stay away from them. Wendy’s haven’t seem to bother me so far.
That’s nice that Burger King is trying to have a gluten free menu. Yes, their patties are gluten free according to their website. However, I was in our local BK not too long ago and asked for the patties (no bun). I watched as the girl made me a hamburger – putting patties on the buns. When I asked the manager about it, the girl who made my hamburger took the meat off the patties and gave them to me in a dish. I was rather upset to say the least as I am not only allergic to wheat, but also sesame seeds. I explained that gluten free does not mean “recycled” and that the girl who made the food needs to start over with new patties, not reuse the ones she put on hamburger buns. I haven’t been back to BK since.