<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear Listmates, Thanks for all the help with this question! I asked the question below about raisins and got the following answers: Question: > Is there anything about the processing of raisins that might introduce > gluten into the final product? I have just started eating Sun Maid > seedless raisins and am getting what seem like 'gluten symptoms' (nausea > bloating etc). I have seen package info on other raisins where there was > something used to enhance the drying process but there is nothing on this > package to indicate contents as far as I can see. Replies: I, too, had read that some of the other brands dust their raisins with flour to keep them from sticking together, but that the Sun Maid brand was supposed to be o.k. Please let us know what you find out. I find them such a convenient food to throw in the purse or suitcase so there will be at least something I can eat while I'm out. I only use the Sun-Maid Mini-Snack boxes. The raisins stick together in these unlike those in the tins of snack raisins. I'd always suspected the latter of having a flour coating to reduce sticking though there may be too much moisture for that to work. When I last asked SunMaid, got a letter claiming they didn't use anything else in any of the products they had at the time. You remind me it's time to check again. you are probably just snacking to heavily on them. I have done this before. Most dried fruits will cause gas and bloating if you eat too many of them. BTW, I have called Sun Maid in the past and they say that their product is gluten free. You might call and check with them to see if they use sulfur in their drying process (many companies do). Lots of people are allergic and react to sulfur. It may just be more fiber than you are used to causing the bloating. I don't know of anything in them that would have gluten in it. maybe too much fiber? now why would they put Gluten on raisins? if they do that then there is not much hope... I don't know about those raisins in particular, but I have found raisins with some oat flour on them to keep them from sticking to one another. Perhaps the raisins you have have some type of starch dusting them too? I believe that the ingredients list should make mention of it, but you never know. Good luck tracking down the problem. This is a typical case of Candida Albicans, in English east overgrow in your digestive system. Those symptoms coming, when sugar is consume a specially on empty stomach. Yo get rid of it, but is recommended to stay sugar,gluten and fruits free for about 6 weeks. That make you more sick temporary, but that is the cost, what you have to pay. There is many sites on www, where you can learn a lot about Candida Albicans. I'm not sure about the gluten, but my boys got red ears whenever they ate raisins, so we switched to golden raisins and to white grapes. They say the kids are sensitivity to phenols in the dark skin of grape. Hope this helps. You might check and see if they powder the raisins with flour to keep them from sticking while processing them like they do candy. raisins are on my vaso-active amine list. Apparently those little rascals cause similar reactions as gluten. EEK! Let's hope there isn't any gluten in raisins! The stomach upset may be due to bacteria on the fruit, or yeast overgrowth in your digestive tract (in which case the concentrated sugars in the raisins, or other dried fruit, would cause gastric upset). I have had reactions to raisins before, but mostly in trail Mix. I guess they use flour to keep the raisins from sticking together. I don't know the answer to your question, but I have had similar reactions to Sun-Maid golden raisins. I just had some Sunmaid raisins on the weekend with no problems. Did you get them from a box or a bag? Anything in a box may have glue which may have gluten in it - sometimes you get sick, sometimes you don't! Thanks to all who replied! Lissy