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Can coeliacs eat sauces and gravies?

Sauces and gravies may contain gluten from flour thickeners, soy sauce, or malt vinegar.

Quick answer

Sauces and gravies may contain gluten from wheat flour thickeners, soy sauce, or malt vinegar. Check ingredients or ask the kitchen.

Why it matters

Sauces and gravies often use wheat flour as a thickener.

Ingredients to watch

• gravy
• creamy sauces
• marinades
• white sauce

Common gluten source: Wheat flour thickener, soy sauce, malt vinegar

Cross-contamination

Shared ladles and sauce stations in restaurants.

Restaurant & dining advice

Kitchen sauces are often pre-made with unknown ingredients.

Shopping in Australia

Check for wheat flour, soy sauce, and malt on labels.

Safer alternatives

Gluten-free labelled sauces or simple oil/vinegar dressings.

Evidence source: Coeliac Australia food-risk guidance · Region: AU