Fruit

Dole

Dole Food Company does not provide a list of their gluten-free products. They sent a letter dated 5/25/00, which included the following statement:
"As you may know, gluten-sensitivity is related to a specific protein component, gliadin, present in some cereal grains (mainly wheat, rye, barley and oats). DOLE canned fruits, fruit juices and dried fruits do not contain added cereal grains. Fresh fruits and vegetables also contain no cereal grains. Some of our pre-cut salads do contain bread components like croutons, chow mein noodles or breadsticks that do contain gluten. Since most DOLE products are free of cereal grains, we do not conduct specific gluten analyses on them and do not maintain a "gluten-free" product list."

Del Monte
From their gluten-free product list sent 5/22/00. The list had "Revised 3/1/00" on it.

• All Canned/Jarred Fruits
• All Snack Cups
• All 100% Fruit Juices

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc
Sent letter dated 3/29/99 which included the following statement:
"Natural flavors may be in a grain alcohol base, so you may find trace amounts of gluten in those products that have natural flavors on the ingredient statement. Ocean Spray's 100% juices, Cranberry Juice Cocktail and canned sauces should be gluten free since they do not contain any natural flavors."

Raisins and Currants

Sun-Maid Growers of California
Sent letter dated 6/22/00, which included the following statements:
"There are no additives or preservatives in our Sun-Maid Natural Sun-Dried Raisins or our Zante Currants.  When the raisins are ready to be processed, we clean the raisins using large aspirators (vaccums), graders, and shakers to remove stems, dirt, and other foreign objects. We then do a very thorough washing in fresh water which rehydrates the raisins.
Sun-Maid Golden Raisins are cleaned in much the same way, although these raisins are treated with the preservative sulfur dioxide.  This form of sulfite has been used for centuries to prevent darkening of the fruit during the drying process.  Sulfites also help preserve the vitamin A and vitamin C content of foods.  The ingredient listing on all our packages are complete and accurate, and should be read carefully if there is any question of a possible allergic reaction.  If you do have any questions, we suggest you contact your family physician."