Updated September, 2026
This list was compiled by Celiac Kids Connection at Boston Children’s Hospital. It is intended only as a general information resource and is based on information provided by manufacturers. Individual product ingredients, recipes and formulas are subject to change without notice. Company website and phone numbers are provided for you to verify this information.
It is the responsibility of each individual to read product labels and determine if the product is gluten free or not. Celiac Kids Connection at Boston Children’s Hospital and its members do not endorse the use of these products or services or warrant them to be gluten free in anyway.
This list of gluten-free (GF) candy is sorted by company. Many of your favorite candies may be made by a company you do not associate with that candy. If you do not know the parent company, you can often find the name on the product label. In addition, this list is searchable. Open the list in Adobe reader and use the search or magnifying glass icon and search for the name of your favorite candy.
Carb Counts
If your child has the dual diagnosis of celiac disease and type 1 diabetes, Breakthrough T1D compiles a list of common candies and their carb counts. The Breakthrough T1D candy list can be found here.
Please Note - Not all the candy on the Breakthrough T1D list are GF.
After determining that the candy is GF, you can use the Breakthrough list to find the carb count.
Ferrara products that are gluten-free can be identified through our product information and ingredient listings. Check the front of the package for a gluten free claim or certification bug to help you understand if the product meets the gluten free requirement. We encourage you to continue to review product packaging for the most up-to-date product information, as ingredients and product formulation may change.
Ferrara produces candy under the following labels
Atomic Fireball ● Black Forest ● Boston Baked Beans ● Bottle Caps ● Brachs ● Carambar ● Chuckles ● Disqueti ● Dori ● Fun Dip ● Funables ● Gobstopper ● Gomets ● Jelly Belly ● Juicyfruits ● Krema ● Laffy Taffy ● Lemonhead ● Lutti ● Nerds ● Now and Later ● Pettiz ● Pixie Stix ● Poulain ● Red Hots ● Runts ● Spree ● SweetTarts ● Terry’s Chocolate ● Trolli ● Tubo ●
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PLEASE NOTE:
This link brings you to a GF statement from Hershey. There is a link to “View all Gluten-Free Products”. This link brings you to the full list of Hershey products with a gluten-free filter on the list. Before using the list, please double check the filters on the left side of your screen and ensure that the gluten-free filter has been selected. The list is extensive and includes over 200 items.
For the most up-to-date listing of Hershey’s GF products, use the link provided. Our downloadable list has an appendix of Hershey products and is current as of September, 2026.
We offer many gluten-free products under the MIKE AND IKE®, HOT TAMALES® , PEEPS®, GOLDENBERG’S® , PEANUT CHEWS®, TEENEE BEANEE® and JUST BORN® brands and we are in the process of updating package labels to include gluten-free statements where appropriate.
The modified food starch that we use in our candies is corn starch. However, because some of our products may be manufactured and/or packaged in a facility that may also handle non gluten-free products, we encourage consumers to read the labels carefully for the most up-to-date ingredient and allergen information. For further questions, please call our Customer Relations Team toll-free at 1-888-645-3453.
Currently, Mars Wrigley Chocolate products do not have a gluten-free claim. If a product includes a gluten-containing ingredient, the ingredient statement will list the gluten source (e.g., wheat, barley, rye, oats).
The pack is the most accurate source of information. We recommend that you check the ingredient statement and any allergen statements on the pack each time before consuming our product.
Please note that whether or not the product includes a “may contain” statement, it is never labeled as gluten free because we cannot guarantee that it is gluten free despite the cleaning and other protocols that we use at our sites.
The following is a list of U.S. Mars Wrigley fruity confection, gum and mint products that are currently formulated WITHOUT ingredients containing wheat, oat, rye or barley gluten. Slight changes to product recipes can occur from time to time.
ALWAYS check the ingredient label for accurate ingredient composition:
- Wrigley's SPEARMINT® gum
- FREEDENT® gum
- DOUBLEMINT® gum
- EXTRA® gum
- BIG RED® gum
- ECLIPSE® gum
- JUICY FRUIT® gum
- WINTERFRESH® gum
- Orbit® gum
- ORBIT® White gum
- LIFESAVERS®
- ALTOIDS®
- 5®
- SKITTLES® bite size candies
- STARBURST® fruit chew products
The packaging material directly next to our product does not contain gluten sources. When starches are used on the label around each individual stick of gum, but these starches are produced from corn or potatoes, not from wheat, rye, barley, oats, millet or buckwheat.
We recommend that you check the ingredient statement and any allergen statements on the pack each time before consuming our product.
- All Smarties® candy made by Smarties Candy Company is gluten free and safe for people with Celiac Disease.
- If you are at a loss for classic gluten free candy, Smarties® products are your delicious solution. Delight your sweet tooth with our tangy and sweet candy rolls!
- Note: There are some products with the Smarties brand that are not manufactured by Smarties Candy Company. We recommend always checking a product’s ingredients prior to purchase. If the UPC number on the packaging begins with “0 11206”, you can be assured that the product is gluten free, manufactured in a facility that makes exclusively gluten free products and safe to eat for people with Celiac Disease.
Thank you for contacting Spangler Candy Company. Allergen information is on each package, and under each product on our website, www.spanglercandy.com. Thank you for your interest in our products.
- Andes
- Candy Blox
- Candy Carnival
- Caramel Apple Pops
- Cella's
- Charleston Chew
- Charms
- Child’s Play
- Cry Baby
- Dots
- Dubble Bubble
- Fluffy Stuff
- Frooties
- Fruit Chews
- Junior Caramels
- Junior Mints
- Nik-L-Nip
- Razzles
- Sour Chews
- Sugar Babies
- Sugar Daddy
- Tootsie Pops
- Tootsie Roll
- Wack-O-Wax
At this time all of our confections are gluten free. We do not use wheat, barley, rye, oats, triticale, spelt or any of their components and that includes our dusting on our conveyor belts. We do use corn and soy products in the manufacturing of our products.
18 Comments on “Gluten-Free Candy Guide”
Thank you so very much for the listing!
Thank you for this information.
None of the labels say gluten free on any of the Mars items.
Michael – You are correct. Mars does provide a list of GF items nor does it mark its products as GF. Their advice is to read the ingredients list to determine if the product is GF
This is very helpful!
My 10 year old daughter was just diagnosed. Thank you for this
So thankful you put this out AND update it! It is our go to for my 8 year old celiac.
Are there any Cadbury products that are gluten free.
We do not have that information. On the Cadbury website they have the following statement “All of our gluten absent products are individually labelled on the Products page”. That said, if you look at the product page for dairy milk you see a may contains wheat statement. I did not see any products that had a specific gluten-free claim. Sorry we do not have more information.
The Great Value brand gummy worms say that they are gluten free, but does anyone know if they are processed in a facility that processes other products containing gluten? Asking because of celiacs disease.
Questions like this are best directed to the company itself. I found this number for the Great Value hotline 877-505-2267. When you call, it is important to be specific about what you mean when you say “processed in a facility that also processes gluten”. Food can be produced in the same facility and be in different areas of very large facilities so far apart that there is absolutely no possibility of cross contact. Therefore, simply knowing there is gluten in the facility does not provide you sufficient information to evaluate if there is a risk of cross contact with a product.
My daughter has celiac and eats these with no issues. We’ve found that Walmart is good about labeling and if their packaging says gluten free, she can eat it.
It is good the hear that Walmart is good about labeling. That is so helpful.
When you are 99.9% sure that a product is gluten-free and after consuming it there are no gluten related symptoms, it is a good double check that an item is safe. But using the “I ate it and did not get sick” test on its own is not enough assurance that a product is truly gluten-free.
Thank you.
The only candy I eat are sour keys, are they gluten free? Well I love black licorice too, but sadly they have gluten in them.
Thanks!
Mitzi
I am not familiar with this candy. I recommend that your reach out to the manufacturer to find out if it is gluten free or not.
I’m been trying to get an answer from Mondelez about Sour Patch Kids. Are those gluten free, though not labeled? Thank you.
We do not have any information from them.