<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi Again, I wrote over a week ago, asking if anyone knew why brown sugar and guar gum were listed on the Celiac Restaurant Card as "cannot eat". I received 9 messages, 6 of which asked for info to be passed on. Three messages contained info regarding the subject matter. I also called the Celiac Association. Here is a summary: One person stated that her Dominos Dark Brown sugar contained brown sugar, cane and caramel color. She encouraged me to call the manufacturer to find out for sure on brown sugar. She also stated that Guar Gum, because of it's high fiber content, may cause distress in people with sensitive digestive systems. Another person stated that it is her understanding that some brown sugar is actually white sugar which has been sprayed with caramel color and or caramel flavoring and that these ingredients are sometimes derived from wheat. She uses C&H sugar but urges all to call the company. Another person said that in her CSA Cooperative GF Commercial Products List, C&H and Meijer sugar are listed as GF. I called CSA/USA today and they said that so many people were getting a reaction from brown sugar that they decided to list it on the restaurant card. The culprit is invert syrups or dye/colorings (apparently this can include caramel coloring). A company does not have to list these items on their packaging. (So apparently the word "PURE" on the label means nothing!) Apparently dark brown sugar is more suspect than light brown sugar (my dark brown C&H sugar has nothing listed for ingredients) but even with the C&H he recommended calling the company with the batch # of the sugar and checking it out. He felt it was important to list it on the restaurant card as a restaurant would have no way of knowing if their brown sugar was GF or not. As for the guar gum, he stated guar gum is a prescription for constipation and unless you want loose stools, he said you should not ingest it. Thank you to all who contributed to this message. Barb