How To Look For Gluten in Ingredients List - Wellsome Lastly while shopping be sure to check for the presence of the following ingredients when reading food labels so you instantly know if the item is not gluten free. Wheat, wheat bran, wheat protein, wheat starch, wheat germ oil, Triticum vulgare, Triticum spelta, couscous, farina, seitan Barley, barley grass, malt, Hordeum vulgare