Christmas Products
Gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, lactose-free, egg-free, nut-free, soya-free Christmas cakes, puddings, mince pies, stuffings sauces etc
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Hale & Hearty produces a range of gluten free foods including pure oats, flapjacks, breakfast cereals, pasta, cakes, cake mixes, breadsticks, crisps, falafel mix, cassava crisps, breadcrumbs, fritter mix & bread mixes. Most products are organic and many are suitable or can be adapted for dairy free diets. Available at major supermarkets and health food shops, as well as online.
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Winner: Luxury Mince Pies.
Judges’ comments: ‘Nice presentation - really good product. Nicely fruity, excellent pastry and not too sweet. Delicious.'
Ingredients: Gluten Free Mincemeat: sugar, apples, currants, sultanas, glucose syrup,dextrose, vegetable suet, candied mixed peel, acidity regulators (acetic acid, citric acid), colour (caramel), flavouring.
Gluten Free Pastry: gluten free flour (rice, potato, tapioca, maize & buckwheat), raising agents(calcium phosphates, sodium carbonates), xanthan gum, margarine (vegetable oil, water, salt, emulsifiers (mono-and diglycerides of fatty acids, sorbitan monostearate, colour (carotenes), flavouring), sugar, free range eggs, xanthan gum.
Allergen warning: Contains egg. Made in a factory that handles milk and nuts.
A range of more than 200 products that are free from gluten, wheat and/or milk, from everyday essentials and indulgent treats to delicious prepared meals and frozen pizza. The range now also includes a chilled dairy offer with all products being free from cows, goats, sheep and buffalo milk as well as being free from gluten and wheat. Available at stores nationwide and online.
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Highly Commended: Free From Christmas Cake
Judges’ comments: ‘Great Christmas smell and flavour and not too heavily fruity – like the cranberry tang. Good almondy marzipan and nice soft icing. Very good mainstream Christmas cake.'
Ingredients: Vine Fruits (31%) (Sultanas, Raisins), Water, Sugar, Marzipan (9%), White Icing (9%), Glace Cherries (7%), Rice Flour, Humectant (Glycerine), Potato Starch, Vegetable Oil, Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Sugar, Cranberries, Sunflower Oil), Dried Egg, Maize Starch, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Maize Flour, Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Salt, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose), Rice Starch, Mixed Spice, Emulsifiers (Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Flavouring, Citric Acid.
Marzipan contains: Sugar, Ground Almonds, Glucose Syrup, Water, Invert Sugar Syrup, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate).
White Icing contains: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Vegetable Oil, Humectant (Glycerine), Emulsifier (Mono- and Di-Glycerides of Fatty Acids), Stabiliser (Tragacanth), Flavouring, Preservative (Sodium Diacetate), Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid).
Glace Cherries contain: Cherries, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Colour (Anthocyanins), Preservative (Sulphur Dioxide).
Allergen warning: Contains Egg, Recipe: Contains Almonds. May contain traces of other nuts.
Sainsburys stock a large range of branded freefrom products, and their own label products include breads, ready meals (ambient and frozen), fish fingers, pastas, cakes, soups, stews, sweet and savoury products. Some products can also be free of fish or shellfish, mustard or celery. Check for products free from specific allergens. Available in stores nationwide.
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Commended: FreeFrom Iced Rich Fruit Slice
Judges’ comments: ‘Good fruit slice, good spice level, nice texture but rather too heavy on the icing.'
Ingredients: Fruit Cake (64%); Marzipan (20%); Icing (16%).Fruit Cake contains: Sultanas (18%), Brown Rice Syrup (Rice, Water, Acidity Regulator: Lemon Juice), Egg, Raisins (6%), Rapeseed Oil, Apricots (4.7%), Ground Almonds, Golden Syrup, Water, Mixed Peel (Glucose Syrup, Orange Peel, Lemon Peel, Sugar, Preservatives: Potassium Sorbate, Sulphur Dioxide; Citric Acid), Rice Flour, Tapioca Flour, Dates, Spices (Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Ginger, Coriander, Aniseed, Dill), Raising Agents: Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate.Marzipan contains: Sugar, Ground Almonds, Glucose Syrup, Water, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate.Icing contains: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Humectant: Glycerine; Rapeseed Oil, Palm Oil, Stabiliser: Tragacanth; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate.
Allergen warning: Contains nuts & egg. Not suitable for peanuts allergy sufferers due to the methods used in the manufacture of this product.
The Foodamentalists make gluten and wheat free baking mixes, crumb coatings, batter mixes, breads, pies, Christmas products including award-winning mince pies, and a catering range. Available online.
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Commended: Toasted Top Mince Pies
Judges’ comments: ‘Look lovely and home made. Nicely flavoured thin pastry, but filling maybe a touch too cinnamon-y.'
Ingredients: Gluten free flour (potato, maize, rice, tapioca), sweet mincemeat (apple, currents, sultanas, raisins, vegetable suet, orange peel, lemon peel, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg), almonds, pure vegetable fat, cherry brandy, water, sugar, xanthan gum, salt, eggs, Baking powder (bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, rice flour), Glucose Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup
Allergen warning: Contains Eggs, Nuts
A range of homemade, vegan delights that are free from egg, dairy, wheat, soya, nuts and GM-ingredients. The cakes are made with coconut oil and either a gluten free flour mix or spelt flour. Available online.
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Winner: Jamaican Rum Cake
Judges’ comments: ‘Ultra moist Jamaican rum cake texture and good flavour – lots of cinnamon. Nice icing and looks great. Excellent for those who like Jamaican rum cake.'
Ingredients: organic wholegrain spelt flour, raw cane sugar, treacle, dried vine fruits, Jamaican rum, nut free natural ingredient almond flavour, cinnamon, fresh ginger, coconut oil, desiccated coconut, sea salt, vitamin c, sodium bicarb, white wine vinegar, water
Allergen warning: contains gluten
Luxury chocolates made from the finest ingredients and completely nut free, the range includes the Artisan line and the Chocolatier range, with champagne truffles, pomegranate and elderflower chocolates, and many more. There is also the Bambino line for children. The Nut Free Chocolatier supplies nut free kits for making your own chocolates at home. Available online.
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Winner: Christmas Mulled Wine Chocolates
Judges’ comments: ‘Look fun, tastes different, very pretty and festive. Great to have a guaranteed nut-free chocolate at Christmas. Can we have it dairy free too now?...'
Ingredients: Milk Choc:(sugar 46.5%, whole milk powder 44.1%,cocoa butter 16.8%,cocoa mass 12.1%,emulsifier soy lecithin E322, natural vanilla flavouring), cream, glucose syrup, red wine, clemantine, lemon, lime, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, nutmeg, vanilla, star anaise.
Allergen warning: contains milk and soya
The Foodamentalists make gluten and wheat free baking mixes, crumb coatings, batter mixes, breads, pies, Christmas products including award-winning mince pies, and a catering range. Available online.
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Winner: Gluten, wheat and dairy-free Frangipane Mince Pies.
Judges’ comments: ‘Nice idea with frangipane topping – looks attractive and appetising – golden and deep-filled. Quite sweet but lovely combination of flavours and good tasty pastry.'
Ingredients: Gluten free flour (potato, maize, rice, tapioca), sweet mincemeat (apple, currents, sultanas, raisins, vegetable suet, orange peel, lemon peel, sugar cinnamon, nutmeg), almonds, pure vegetable fat, water, sugar, xanthan gum, salt, eggs, Baking powder (bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, rice flour)
Allergen warning: contains eggs and nuts
A range of gluten-free puddings and biscuits The range includes sticky toffee pudding, jam roly poly, hot toddy cake, luxury Christmas pudding and six flavours of biscuits including nutty nut, nutty ginger, nutty chocolate, chewy cranberry, apricot and almond and crunchy lemon. Available by mail order and at various farmer's markets in the South-West.
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Highly Commended: Gluten-free Rum and Ale Pudding
Judges’ comments: ‘Delicious rich smell, looks appetising & moist – yummy luxurious mouthful – lots of flavours and a distinctive texture.'
Ingredients: Vine fruits (Sultanas, Raisins, Currants), Dark Muscovado Sugar, Butter, Orange Juice,
Green’s Gluten-free dark ale: Water, Hops, Yeast, De-glutenised Barley Malt.
Breadcrumbs: Gluten-free flour (contains Rice Starch, Maize Starch, Potato Flake,
Guar Gum, Whole Egg Powder, Dried Glucose Syrup, Dextrose, Acidity Regulator E262, Citric Acid), Water, Whole Egg, Yeast, Sugar, Salt, Vegetable Oil, Xanthan Gum, Emulsifiers (E475, E471), Sucrose.
Prunes (Prunes, Water, Preservative; Potassium Sorbate), Glacè Cherries 4% (Cherries, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Natural Colour: Radish, Blackcurrant & Apple Extracts, Citric Acid, Preservative Sulphur Dioxide),
Flour mix: rice, potato, tapioca, maize, buckwheat, raising agents: (mono calcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, xanthan gum),
Dried cranberries (cranberries, sugar, sunflower oil), Rum 3%, Free Range Eggs, Mixed Peel (Orange & Lemon Peel, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Salt, Preservative Sulphur Dioxide), Dried Pears (pears, sulphur dioxide), Apple, Banana, Golden syrup, Orange & Lemon Zest, Cinnamon, Mixed Spice (Cinnamon, Coriander Seed, Caraway Seed, Nutmeg, Ginger, Cloves), Ground Ginger.
Allergen warning: contains egg, milk and sulphites
An extensive range of gluten, wheat and dairy free breads, cakes and biscuits as well as hot cross buns for Easter. Breads include baguettes, seeded breads, ciabatta, flatbreads, crumpets, fruit loaf, naan, pizza bases, bagels, scones. Cakes include pancakes, sponges, muffins, fruit cake and Christmas cake. Available from some supermarkets in the UK and Ireland, on prescription and online.
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Highly commended: Iced Christmas Cake
Judges’ comments: ‘A good classic, moist Christmas cake – plenty of fruit and the right balance between fruit cake & icing.'
Ingredients: Vine Fruits (31%) (Sultanas, Raisins), Water, Sugar, Marzipan (9%), White Icing (9%), Glace Cherries
(7%), Rice Flour, Humectant (Glycerine), Potato Starch, Vegetable Oil, Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Sugar, Cranberries,
Sunflower Oil), Dried Egg, Maize Starch,
Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Maize Flour, Glucose Syrup, Maize Flour, Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Salt, Stabilisers (Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose), Rice Starch, Mixed Spice,
Emulsifiers (Mono-and Di-Glycercides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Flavouring, Citric Acid.
Allergen warning: contains egg and almonds, may contain traces of other nuts
Large range of own label and branded freefrom products, including breads, cakes, biscuits, puddings and Christmas foods. Available from stores nationwide.
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Highly commended: FreeFrom Christmas pudding
Judges’ comments: ‘Looks and smells just as it should. Nice, slightly rough texture, and great citrusy flavours. Good that it is gluten and dairy free even though it does not claim the latter on the pack.'
Ingredients: Sultanas (24%), Sugar, Cider (10%), Raisins (8.9%), Gluten Free Breadcrumbs (Water, Potato starch, Corn flour, Rapeseed oil, Tapioca starch, Egg white, Rice bran, Treacle, Yeast, Thickener (Cellulose), Salt, Sugar beet, Stabiliser (Xanthan gum), Millet Flakes), Currants (5.5%), Palm oil, Candied Citrus Peel (5%) (Glucose, Orange peel, Sugar, Lemon peel, Citric acid), Gluten Free Flour (Rice flour, Potato flour, Maize flour), Molasses, Rum, Salt, Mixed Spice (Coriander, Cinnamon, Clove, Fennel, Ginger, Nutmeg, Cardamom), Lemon juice, Orange peel, Lemon peel.
Allergen warning: contains egg, made to a nut free recipe in a nut free environment
Sainsburys stock a large range of branded freefrom products, and their own label products include breads, ready meals (ambient and frozen), fish fingers, pastas, cakes, soups, stews, sweet and savoury products. Some products can also be free of fish or shellfish, mustard or celery. Check for products free from specific allergens. Available in stores nationwide.
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Winner: FreeFrom Christmas pudding
Judges’ comments: 'An excellent Christmas pud – lovely fruity flavours, dark, complex but citrusy taste, splendid mouthfeel and enough booze without being overpowering!'
Ingredients: Sultanas, sugar, currants, raisins, cider, palm oil, cane molasses, egg, apple, rum, salt, lemon juice, maize & potato starch, rice & maize flour, E412, E461, soya protein isolate, psyllium husk powder, yeast, E472e, glucose, orange & lemon peel, E330, coriander, cinnamon, clove, fennel, ginger, nutmeg, cardamom, E334
Allergen warning: Not available
Other freefrom Christmas products and producers
Asda DF, EF, GF, NF, WF, ?F
Asda's free from range offers foods which are gluten, wheat, egg, dairy or nut free. Products include children's foods, frozen foods, ambient ready meals (soups, curries, stews, bolognese), breads, teacakes, muffins, biscuits, pasta and soya sauce. Available from Asda stores nationwide and online.
Barkat DF, EF, GF, NF, WF, YF ?F
One of the gluten-free ranges produced by Gluten Free Foods, includes biscuits, cookies, breads, cakes, cereals, crackers and crispbreads, flours, pasta, snacks, wafers, waffles and ice cream cones. Egg free range includes baking powder, rice bread, pizza base, pasta and muffin mix. Available online and on prescription.
Billy Goat Stuff DF, EF, GF, NF, SF, WF
Milk chocolate made with goat's milk, the range includes fondant chocolates in mint, lemon, mocha, orange, strawberry and violet flavours. They make violet creams, fun shaped chocolates for children, Christmas and St Valentine's Day chocolates, as well as dipped honeycombs, ginger chocolates, and milk, dark or white chocolate.
Available from various stockists nationwide and online.
Burtree Puddings GF
Supply a luxury gluten-free sticky toffee pudding and Christmas pudding. Available online and at various independent shops nationwide.
Cariad Cakes DF, EF, GF, WF
Vegetarian, gluten, wheat, dairy and sugar free cakes, including chocolate fruit cake, orchard plum & ginger, sugar free orange & apricot, mocha cake, dairy free chocolate & cherry,
dairy free cranberry & vanilla. Available online and at various independent shops, delis, cafes and garden centres nationwide.
Celtic Chocolates DF, EF, GF, WF
Range of dairy, wheat and egg-free, no added sugar chocolate bars, mints and filled chocolates. They also have an organic fairtrade range with Easter eggs, chocolate bars, a chocolate assortment box and chocolate mints. Other seasonal products include freefrom Christmas advent calendars. Available online and at various shops nationwide.
Christine's Puddings GF
A range of gluten-free puddings and biscuits The range includes sticky toffee pudding, jam roly poly, hot toddy cake, luxury Christmas pudding and six flavours of biscuits including nutty nut, nutty ginger, nutty chocolate, chewy cranberry, apricot and almond and crunchy lemon. Available by mail order and at various farmer's markets in the South-West.
Cole’s Puddings GF
Gluten free Christmas puddings. Available online
Conscious Chocolate DF, GF, SF, WF
Organic, raw, vegan, dairy, gluten and soya free chocolates, available in a range of strange and wonderful flavours including mint hint, cherry Christmas, chilli hot, essential orange, goji and coconut, love potion no. 9, plain, pure, nutty and wild at heart. Available online and at various stockists nationwide.
Cookroom GF, WF
With a focus on baked goods, Cookroom provide a range of gluten and wheat-free products including traybakes, minibites, cakes, tea loaves, biscuits, scones, celebration cakes, Christmas foods, tarts, pies, puddings, quiche, savoury pies, sausage rolls, pizzas, a vast range of finger foods for parties, as well as a catering service. Available online and at various independent shops, eateries and farmer's markets nationwide.
The Co-operative DF, GF, WF
Stock a range of own brand freefrom products including Christmas foods, breakfast cereals, biscuits, rolls, pasta, muffins, pitta bread, teacakes, cookies and morning goods. They also sell Genius breads, Mrs Crimble's cakes, Eat Natural snack bars, Alpro desserts and Doves farm flours. Available from their stores and online.
Droppa and Droppa DF, GF, WF
Produce an extensive range of freshly baked gluten, wheat and dairy free food. Their range includes interesting breads, pastries, pies, tarts, cakes, muffins, ready meals and soups, as well as Christmas products. Available online.
Feeding Your Imagination DF, GF
Makers of gluten and nut free vegetarian Christmas puddings. The range includes Chrimbo pud in a box and Old Mother Hubbard everyday fruit pudding. They also make a vast range of subtly flavoured chocolate bars to suit any mood. Available online.
The Foodamentalists GF, WF
The Foodamentalists make gluten and wheat free baking mixes, crumb coatings, batter mixes, breads, pies, Christmas products including award-winning mince pies, and a catering range. Available online.
Friendly Food and Drink Company GF
Small company in Lake District making jams, marmalades, fruit and chocolate curd and savoury sauces. All gluten, wheat and nut-free, some dairy-free. Available locally or by mail order.
Genius Gluten Free DF, GF, WF
The Genius Gluten Free range includes bread loaves and rolls, pitta, naan, bloomer, teacakes, croissant, pain au chocolat, pancakes, mince pies, fruit loaf, chicken & mushroom pie and cheese & onion slice. Available from supermarkets nationwide and online.
GFFDirect DF, EF, GF, SF, WF, YF
With some 400 gluten, wheat, soya, yeast and egg free products from various manufacturers, including Il Pane di Anna, Mrs Crimble's, Trufree, Orgran, Hale and Hearty and more. They also make their own brand of Feel Free savoury pies with chicken and leek, beef and mushroom, pork pies and Cornish pasties. Available at Budgens stores nationwide, plus a few others and online.
Hale & Hearty GF, WF
Hale & Hearty produces a range of gluten free foods including pure oats, flapjacks, breakfast cereals, pasta, cakes, cake mixes, breadsticks, crisps, falafel mix, cassava crisps, breadcrumbs, fritter mix & bread mixes.
Most products are organic and many are suitable or can be adapted for dairy free diets. Available at major supermarkets and health food shops, as well as online.
The Heavenly Cake Company DF, EF, GF, NF, SF, WF
A range of homemade, vegan delights that are free from egg, dairy, wheat, soya, nuts and GM-ingredients. The cakes are made with coconut oil and either a gluten free flour mix or spelt flour. Available online.
Honeyrose Bakery DF, GF, WF
An award-winning organic bakery a substantial proportion of whose cakes are wheat, gluten or dairy free. Products include brownies, oat bars, date & walnut bars, flapjacks, muffins, carrot cake, almond & orange cake, banana cakes and traditional rich fruit cakes. Available online.
Jenkins and Hustwit Farmhouse Fruit Cakes GF, WF
A range of fruit cakes, Christmas cakes and puddings including gluten-free varieties.
Available online.
Kelkin GF, WF
Kelkin produces a range of wheat and gluten free goods including bread, biscuits, cookies, muffins, pasta, crackers, pizza bases, jam tarts and marshmallow teacakes, as well as cereals. Available online and at various retailers nationwide.
Kinnerton
Confectionary DF, EF, GF, NF, WF
The largest independent UK company operating in the field of children's and
adult confectionary novelties, and the first confectioner to offer chocolates
that are manufactured in a Nut Free Zone. Also dairy-free chocolate. The range includes chocolate bars and lollipops. Kinnerton make a dairy free, nut free Christmas advent calendar. Available from supermarkets and online.
Lady Jane GF, WF
Small bakery making gluten and wheat free pies, quiches, tarts, pastry and mince pies. Available to order online for delivery almost everywhere in the UK, except some parts of Scotland.
Lewis & Cooper GF
Long running company providing a wide range of fine foods including a gluten-free plum pudding and christmas cake. Available online.
Livwell DF, GF, WF
An extensive range of gluten, wheat and dairy free breads, cakes and biscuits as well as hot cross buns for Easter. Breads include baguettes, seeded breads, ciabatta, flatbreads, crumpets, fruit loaf, naan, pizza bases, bagels, scones. Cakes include pancakes, sponges, muffins, fruit cake and Christmas cake. Available from some supermarkets in the UK and Ireland, on prescription and online.
Lovemore FreeFrom Foods DF, GF, WF
Lovemore products are free from milk and gluten, and include bread, cakes, savoury and sweet biscuits and cookies, frozen pastry, sausage rolls and a Christmas range. Lovemore also do food–service lines for caterers. Available online.
Marks & Spencer ?F
The 'Made without Wheat' range includes bread, cakes, sandwiches, caramel crunch squares. muffins and chocolate brownies. The 'Super Soya' range makes meat free ready meals. The Marks and Spencer website can flag up all products free from a specific allergen, or from two allergens. Available from stores nationwide.
Matthew Walker DF, GF, NF, WF
Produces a nut, dairy and alcohol-free Christmas pudding, and supplies the major supermarkets with their nut-free Christmas puddings: Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury's, Co-operative.
Moo Free Chocolates DF
A range of dairy-free, vegan chocolates, including an Easter egg and Christmas advent calendar, chocolate drops, chocolate bars with bananas, cranberries and hazelnuts, and pralines. Available online and from various retailers.
Morrisons ?F
Large range of own label and branded freefrom products, including breads, ready meals, cakes, biscuits, puddings and Christmas foods. Available from stores nationwide.
Mrs Crimbles DF, GF, WF
Producers of wheat, gluten and dairy-free foods, cakes, biscuits, cheese bites, brownies, rice cakes, macaroons, muffins, crackers, and pastry, dumpling, pancake, muffin, crumble and breadcrumb mixes. Available from supermarkets and online, as well as coffee shops, garages and railway stations.
Oakhouse Foods ?F
Oakhouse Foods cater for any food allergy or taste it is possible to think of, and make a wide range (over 300) of freshly frozen dishes including main meals, mini meals, entrees, desserts and a Christmas range. Available online.
OK Foods DF, GF, WF
Range of gluten, wheat and dairy free baked goods made in a dedicated gluten
free bakery in Cumbria. Range includes chocolate brownies, fruit cake slices, sweet pastry cases and treacle tarts. Available from some supermarkets and independent health food stores.
Plamil DF, NF, EF, GF, SF, WF
Makes a range of egg free mayonnaises, in either plain, garlic, tarragon or chilli varieties. Plamil also has a range of other soya and vegetarian products, such as dairy free chocolate in many flavours, no added sugar chocolate and chocolate spread, a soya milk and carob products. Plamil also make a range of freefrom Christmas advent calendars. The site is also nut free. Available from independent shops across the UK, and online.
Pudding Lane DF, GF, WF
Handmade log-shaped or traditional round dairy, gluten and wheat free puddings, with no added sugar, colours or preservatives. Available online.
Pyman Patés DF, GF, WF
Gluten-free award winning patés
including chicken and duck liver, smoked mackerel and salmon, and wild boar. Also one dairy-free chicken liver paté.
Raw Lisa DF, GF
Raw Lisa make gluten free, vegan raw products including Christmas puddings, breads, flatbreads and seed snaps. They also have a line in supplements. Available online.
Sainsbury's
Sainsburys stock a large range of branded freefrom products, and their own label products include breads, ready meals (ambient and frozen), fish fingers, pastas, cakes, soups, stews, sweet and savoury products. Some products can also be free of fish or shellfish, mustard or celery. Check for products free from specific allergens. Available in stores nationwide.
Simply Free GF
Good range of gluten-free products, including breads and bread mixes, biscuits, cereal bars, cakes and cake mixes, breakfast cereals, flours, baking products, coatings and stuffings, pasta, crackers, condiments, gravies, stocks and spreads. Available online.
Suffolk Pantry GF
Makers of gluten free lemon drizzle cakes, iced lemon cakes, chocolate cakes, brownies and Christmas cakes. Available online.
Tesco DF, GF, WF
A range of more than 200 products that are free from gluten, wheat and/or milk, from everyday essentials and indulgent treats to delicious prepared meals and frozen pizza. The range now also includes a chilled dairy offer with all products being free from cows, goats, sheep and buffalo milk as well as being free from gluten and wheat. Available at stores nationwide and online.
Tilquhillie Fine Foods GF
Makers of cereals, cakes and puddings using gluten-free oats such that even very sensitive coeliacs can tolerate them. The range includes apricot and almond dessert pudding, hazelnut and caramel dessert pudding, sticky toffee pudding and chocolate and orange pudding, as well as cakes such as date and walnut and rich fruit. They also make Christmas puddings, pure oat porridge flakes and mueslis. Available by phone or mail order, and from GFF Direct.
Waitrose DF, GF, SF ?F
The supermarket has a new own-label free from range for people on special diets - all gluten free and dairy free, though most contain egg and many contain nuts. The range includes almond tarts, cherry bakewells, cookies, cake slices, muffins and biscuits. Waitrose also sells over 200 free from products. Available at stores nationwide and online.
Key to dedicated manufacturing sites.
Protocols for manufacturing free-from products are now very strict and sophisticated so that the risk of contamination, even in a factory handling both freefrom and non-freefrom lines, should be virtually non-existent.
Even so, an increasing number of manufacturers are choosing to create total separation between freefrom and non-freefrom products by manufacturing them on separate, dedicated sites. See below.
However, allergic consumers should not assume that because a product has been manufactured on a dedicated site it will always be totally safe as contamination, especially to packaging, can occur during transport or in store, long after the product has left the factory.
Producers operating from dedicated free-from sites are denoted by one or more of the following codes:
CF = Corn Free
DF = Dairy Free
EF = Egg Free
GF = Gluten Free
NF = Nut Free
SF = Soya Free
WF = Wheat Free
?F = Products made on multiple sites some of which are dedicated free-from. Where the ?F is brown, you can click through to the products allergen chart.
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