This is not a guarantee of corn-free, but items that I in conjunction with others have investigated and tested. Since we all have different sensitivities, use this more as a guide and less as a bible. Some of these items I haven’t tried and have relied on other’s experiences, as some of these products are either not available in my area or I must avoid them for other reasons.
Please comment if you do well or react to any of these items. Your help in keeping this list corn-free is very appreciated.
Legend:
MC – Company/Manufacturer confirms or claims product to be corn-free.
MC 10/06 – Date last confirmed with company.
? – Items thought to be corn-free. Successfully eaten by at least one person, but more confirmation is needed.
Untested – Company Confirmed corn-free, but no one has tested it to my knowledge.
Reported Reactions – Reactions have been reported, but may or may not be corn related. Use with caution.
KFP = Kosher For Passover
GFCF = Gluten-Free/Casein-Free
GF = Gluten-free (Gluten status is not always up-to-date on this list. Please check the gluten-free version of this list for more up-to-date gluten-free & corn-free products)
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Beer:
Abita Beers (all regular brews like Amber & Turbodog) - fruity additions may contain corn derivatives MC 6/10
Amstel Light
Anchor Brewing - MC 8/09
Ayinger Oktoberfest
Becks
Brooklyn Brewery ?
Full Sail (except Big Daddy Jay's malt liquor) - MC 5/09
Great Lakes Brewing Company (all) - MC 5/09
Gordon Biersch ?
Heineken ?
High Desert Brewing ?
Hoegarten
Hoegarten
Kona Brewing - MC 5/09
Lakefront Brewery - Beers (all) - also free of rice, except New Grist Beer for Celiacs www.lakefrontbrewery.com
Left Hand Brewing - MC 5/09
Lindemans Framboise ? (all flavors) product of Belgium. merchantduvin.com
Live Oak - MC 5/09
Orlando Brewing ? Otter Creek Oktoberfest Michelob (except Ultra) - MC 5/09 Murphy's - MC 5/09 Pyramid Brewing ?
Rogue Brewing ?
Sam Adams - MC 5/09 Saint Arnolds - MC 5/09 St. Pauli Girl ? Socorro Springs ?
Spaten ?
Stella Artois ?
Summit Brewing - MC 5/09
Troegs ?
Warsteiner
Widmer (except Collaborator) - MC 5/09
Hard Liquor:
Monopolowa Dry Gin ?
Armadale Vodka - (from wheat/barley)
Blue Ice Potato Vodka GF (untested corn-free status)
Chopin Vodka - potato GF
Luksusowa Triple Distilled Vodka (potato) from Poland GF
Luksusowa Triple Distilled Vodka (potato) from Poland GF
Monopolowa Vodka (potato) from Austria
Teton Glacier Potato Vodka GF (untested corn-free status)
Vikingfjord vodka (potato)
Oronoco Rum
Pure Tequila ?
Wine:
German Wines (red & white)
KFP Wines (should also be GF)
KFP Wines (should also be GF)
Tobacco:
Placencia Organica Nesticos (cigar) ?
Removed:
Magic Hat - all nationally distributed varieties contain corn.
Removed:
Absolute Vodka 40% plain - (multiple reactions reported)
Magic Hat - all nationally distributed varieties contain corn.
8 comments:
I haven't done TONS of research on these brands, but from personal experience:
I'm gluten-free and corn-free (and a lot of other things-free), and have had Chopin Vodka (potato) and Ciroc Vodka (grapes) without any problems.
Ciroc is the best tasting vodka I've ever had, to be honest! I'm guessing it's the grapes (they have other flavors distilled from red berries and coconut also, but I don't know if those have additional additives)
OK first I want to assure you I don't work for Ciroc. Too many funny things just happened to me after leaving the last comment and had to share! My word verification was "didde" for the previous comment I posted. Guess who endorses Ciroc Vodka? DIDDY.
Anyway, I went to the Ciroc site to make sure all the info I left here was correct.
Right on the home page there is a video titled "Why is Ciroc special?" Funny thing is, if you hoover your mouse over the video, a caption appears saying "(hint, it's the grapes)"! LOL, guess I was right about that!?
I watched the video and this guy who is a "master distiller" at Ciroc explains why Ciroc is different from other vodkas, what makes it different. What he said was actually really interesting because it can be applied to all foods and keeping your body healthy, in general.
Here's the gist of what he said: Think about chewing a piece of corn. Think about chewing a piece of wheat. Now think about chewing a red berry or a grape. Which one would you prefer? Which is going to taste better, which one is smoother?
If you think about that in terms of health - which one is the healthiest choice for your body? The berries and grapes will have more nutrients and less people are likely to have an allergy to them.
I've read that human bodies were not meant to eat corn and wheat (and dairy), but based on our economy and what we had available, we started to eat these things and never stopped because they are cheap and easily produced vs. other more healthy alternatives.
Sorry, didn't come here to promote Ciroc or try to persuade anyone, but thought it was relevant to those of us with allergies to common foods. We probably aren't supposed to be eating this stuff in the first place. Our bodies are probably doing us a big favor, despite how annoying it is to be allergic to common ingredients.
I found a Potato Gin I've been able to drink so far without any issue: Cold River Distillery. It's based out of Maine and made of local potatoes from that area. I haven't had any reactions to it so far. It's a relatively new brand & is pricey(very nice though) so it is probably hard for most people to come by. Just wanted to put that knowledge out there if anybody else wants to experiment with it.
Sabastien - thats good news. Thanks.
I was recently at Magic Hat, and the brewmaster told me that only two of their beers (Hex and one other, which I cannot remember, but the brewmaster was happy to share the info), which are not widely distributed, are corn free. The beers commonly available in bars and liquor stores outside of Vermont, like Number 9, have corn added. The girl working at the bar in the brewery told me that all the beers were corn free, but she was mistaken, so be careful with American beers!
I am a beer advocate with a corn allergy. Most (but not all) German beers are corn free because they still adhere to the German reinheitsgebot purity law that has since been overturned. Many craft brewers offer corn free beers as well because they prefer to avoid additives.
Below is my list of corn free beers from companies that I spoke to the brewer. I have had most of these beers personally and not reacted.
If the beer has special things added (like coffee) it should NOT be considered corn free because the coffee might contain corn.
Hope this helps!
Twin lakes brewing company (all)
Weihenstephen(all)
Victory (no lager / ipa)
Iron hill (except lager / ipa)
Triumph Brewing company (all)
Yards (except Thomas Jefferson ale)
Stoudts (all)
Guiness.
Kwak
Tripel karmeliet
Deus
Lancaster brewing company (except country cream ale)
Stone brewery (all)
Bells (all)
Paulner (all)
Allagash white only
Great lakes (except cream ale)
Warsteiner (all)
St bernardus (all)
Chimay (all)
Philadelphia brewing company (all)
I have reacted to the "Dundee IPA" from the Dundee Brewing Co., and to New Belgium's "Abbey" Belgian Style Ale.
I am allergic to wheat, corn, soy, and a bunch of other things that no reasonable brewer would put in a beer.
Beers I have successfully consumed:
-Bard's Tale Beer (made from sorghum and MC)
-Sprecher's Shakparo (made from millet and sorghum and just being a guinea pig)
-St. Peter's Gluten Free Beer (made from sorghum and MC) -Tweason'ale from Dogfish Head (made from sorghum and MC)
Also I had success with J. K. Scrumpy Hard Cider Farmhouse Organic Orchard Gate Gold (made from apples and yeast with no added sulfites and I guinea pigged myself).
Beers on my to guinea pig list
-Sprecher's Mbege
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