I recently came across some data released by Moms Across America who tested the levels of glyphosate on common and popular gluten free food products and the results will blow your mind (and not in a happy way). As someone who sees quite a few patients with gut health issues, many of whom are gluten intolerant or have Celiac, this is info that’s just too important not to share. And if you’re not gluten-free, you’re still going to want to read on because I have some bad news about foods like hummus, too.
How many of these do you love and have in your pantry?!
I know, for certain, Banza is a well loved go-to for many a gluten free person…and it tested the highest with 2963 parts per billion of glyphosate! Keep on reading to read why Banza is the worst of them all. If you have been gluten free but still having unexplainable symptoms despite eating healthy and staying away from your triggers, this could be a possible reason.
Top 5 Most Contaminated with Glyphosate – Gluten-Free Foods Tested
(1 = most contaminated)
- Banza Cavatappi pasta
- Bob’s Red Mill all-purpose flour
- Flax4Life chocolate brownies
- Pamela’s Figgies and Jammies mission fig cookies
- Kind Kids Chewy Chocolate Chip bars
Top 5 Most Contaminated with Pesticides – Gluten-Free Food Tested
(1 = most contaminated)
- King Arthur Measure for Measure, Certified Gluten-Free Flour
- Milton’s sea salt crackers
- Simple Mills Brownie mix
- Pamela’s gluten-free flour mix
- Go Macro berry granola bar
💡Fun Fact: glyphosate is used as a drying agent on non-organic chickpeas and so it is never washed off and the chickpeas are used as is.
Banza being chickpea-based is the reason why it’s got these sky high levels of glyphosate – an incredibly disappointing discovery. This is also why beloved hummus is also riddled with glyphosate levels too! EWG recently tested and found high levels of glyphosate in hummus and in chickpeas. Organic hummus is likely your best bet but may not be perfect due to chemical drifts from other crop fields. Got a favorite organic hummus producer at local farmers market? Let me know!
So, what IS safe and gluten free out there?
Top Ten Lowest Levels of Glyphosate- Gluten-Free Food Tested
(from least to more contaminated)
- Edward & Sons rice crackers (Not Detectable – ND)
- Lesser Evil Popcorn (ND)
- LiveGFree cornbread mix (Trace)
- MadeGood strawberry crispy squares
- Tinkyada brown rice pasta
- Udi’s soft white sandwich bread
- Barilla penne pasta
- Shar’s plain NY-style bagels
- Whole Foods brand 365 sandwich bread
- Shar Artisan Baker white bread
Give your pantry a quick look over – you might need to make some adjustments…Read more about the Moms Across America testing here.
