Eggland's Best Eggs

Donna McPartlan 8 Oct, 08:07 PM

Are egglands best gluten free if the chicken is gluten-grain fed?

Rachel Verrill, Eggland's Best 13 Oct, 12:29 PM

Donna
I am not a doctor, but my understanding is that gluten is a protein. Proteins are collections of amino acids. The protein gluten is a particular set of amino acids and when eaten is processed by the animal’s body into a different set of amino acids. The proteins in beef, pork, lamb, chicken (and eggs) are all different sets of amino acids. A number of different celiac disease websites have helpful lists of foods containing gluten. I have not seen any that list eggs as something to avoid. If your doctor has recommended that you avoid gluten then he or she should be able to provide a comprehensive list of what to avoid.

Alec 14 Mar, 10:22 AM

From the FAQ: "Eggland’s Best yolks will usually be darker than ordinary eggs because our hen feed includes natural corn gluten and alfalfa meal."

In other words, their eggs most likely contain gluten and probably not safe in a gluten-free diet.

Generally, eggs do NOT contain gluten, only if they are fed it; thus why eggs is usually listed in compliance with a gluten-free diet.

Bart Slaugh 5 Apr, 12:18 PM

Alec,

Thank you for visiting the Eggland’s Best site and for sharing your comments. If you look at a few celiac web sites, you will see that eggs are always listed as being safe foods. There is no qualification that eggs must come from hens fed certain feed ingredients. The reason is that while many of the nutrients in eggs can be influenced by the diet of the hen, proteins are genetically controlled and do not vary with the diet of the hen. Eggs will always contain only egg protein and no grain gluten protein. You can feed a hen wheat, rye, triticale or barley and the eggs will be fine for those with celiac disease. Corn is listed on the celiac “safe” list because the gluten protein contained in the grain is not a problem for them, so corn gluten meal would not be a concern anyway.

Similarly, proteins that constitute allergens do not pass into eggs. If someone is allergic to soy, wheat, alfalfa hay, pollen, etc., they will not have a problem eating eggs from a hen that has eaten those plants.

Bart Slaugh
Director of Quality Assurance
Eggland's Best, Inc.

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