Gluten Free Juice - Vruit - Review
When I saw Vruit on the shelves, I really had high hopes for this product. They were the larger 8 oz. juice boxes that I could put into my daughter's school lunch, and each flavor was a mixture of fruit and vegetable juices, and the few that I tried were really yummy. I had high hopes until I did the research.
The packaging itself warns that the products are manufactured in a facility that also processes milk, soy, corn, and wheat. So I then contacted American Soy Products, Inc. to ask about their manufacturing processes for Vruit. They were very polite and responded quickly to my questions. Unfortunately I also learned that some of the natural flavoring that they use are made with a wheat based alcohol.
Sadly, I cannot recommend buying Vruit. Though the amount of gluten in the drink is probably extremely small, it could affect someone with an extreme sensitivity. I'm not buying this again.
Gluten in alcohol
Alcohol is distilled before it is used in anything from rubbing alcohol to juice packaging to spirits. When wheat is used in the production of alcohol the gluten proteins are too large to make it through distillation.
There is NO GLUTEN in alcohol.
Of course you are right...
You're right about the distilled alcohol being gluten free. When I wrote the last paragraph of this review, I was thinking about gluten coming from the alcohol as well as the manufacturing process.
However, I should point out that the manufacturer did not believe that their product was safe for someone who has a problem with gluten. They believed there was a risk of cross contamination, and did not recommend their products to me.
I'm still disappointed that I can't recommend their Vruit, but I respect them for telling me no.
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