Did you know that ham isn’t always the safest meat on the gluten free diet.
This is usually due to the fact that some of the glazes on the ham contain gluten, or worse, some of the ham itself can be subject to cross contamination during processing.
Thankfully, most ham companies are willing to tell consumers whether or not their meat is gluten free. Better, some companies like Dietz and Watson and Jones Dairy Farm actually produce certified gluten free ham.
But no matter what, it’s always best for you as the consumer to always double check the labels first, just to ensure that the ham you’re about to eat and buy is completely safe to eat.
Gluten Free Ham Listing
Here’s a complete listing of all the ham varieties and companies that produce and sell gluten free ham. Enjoy!
Armour Meats
Although all of Armour hams are gluten free, there is a chance of cross contamination in the processing facility so it’s best to avoid if you’re highly sensitive to gluten. Here are all the gluten free ham varieties:
- honey ham
- virginia ham
- browned virginia ham
- cooked ham
- lite ham
- cooked ham and water pruduct
- spiced luncheon meat
Boar’s Head
According to Boar’s Head, all of their meat and cheese products, including ham are gluten free. Here’s a full listing of all gluten free ham variations:
- all natural applewood smoked uncured ham
- all natural uncured ham
- black forest brand boneless smoked ham
- bold habanero ham
- boneless smoked ham steak
- branded deluxe ham
- branded deluxe ham low sodium
- canadian style bacon
- cappy brand ham
- gourmet pepper brand ham
- pesto parmesan ham
- porketta
- prosciutto di parma
- rosemary and sundried tomato ham
- smoked virginia ham
- sweet slice boneless smoked ham
- taverm ja,
- virginia brand ham
Bob Evans Grocery
Only two varieties of Bob Evan’s grocery hams are safe to eat for Celiacs, according to the company:
- cubed or diced ham
- ham steaks
Butterball
Unlike your typical pork based ham, Butterball has a turkey ham that’s gluten free. And according to the company, only 2 products contain gluten – meatballs and stuffed frozen turkey.
- turkey ham
Cook’s Ham
All of Cook’s Ham flavors and varieties are gluten free including:
- mini hams
- ham medallions
- ham chops
- ham steaks
- breakfast slicked smoked ham
- smoked pork chops
- original smoked ham
- smoked mini pit ham
- lean half ham
- spiral sliced applewood smoked pit ham
- hors d’oeuvre ham
- carvemaster flat pit ham
- premium boneless ham
- tradition whole or half boneless ham
- semi-bonelss ham
- skinless shankless hams
- steamship ham roast
- portioned hams
- ham steaks
- pork shoulder
- smoked pork hocks
- smoked ham shanks
- smoked pork neckbones
- sliced salt pork belly
Dietz and Watson
Dietz and Watson actually have certified gluten free ham options such as:
- black forest ham
- branded cooked ham
- all natural uncured classic dinner ham
- gourmet lite cooked ham
- imported ham
- gourmet lite virginia ham
- virginia baked ham
Eckrich
Although Eckridge doesn’t use any glutenous ingredients in their hams, there still is a risk of cross contamination in the processing facility. As a result, eat at your own risk.
- black forrest ham
- brown sugar ham
- canadian maple
- chopped
- ham steaks
- honey cured
- honey maple
- luncheon
- off the bone
- smoked pit
- spiral sliced holiday
- virginia baked
- imported ham
- fried ham
- reduced sodium
Farmland Foods
Here’s a list of all gluten free products by Farmland:
- bilingual ham and water product
- boneless steaks ham
- honey cured boneless steak hams
- cook’s ham
- cook’s ham with 30% less sodium
- cook’s ham and water steak and but portions
- sliced ham breakfast
- sliced ham chops
- honey cured ham steaks
- hickory smoked ham steaks
- cook’s farmland safeway ham
- cook’s hickory smoked portion ham
- reduced sodium ham steak
- farmland bavarian brand ham
- farmland brown sugar
- farmland carvemaster flat ham
- farmland cooked ham water added
- farmland deli ham
- farmland julienne ham strips
- farmland premium deli
- farmland sliced ham
- farmland cooked ham with 35% less sodium
- farmland country lean brand cooked ham
- farmland gold medal brand ham boneless
- farmland pit hat
- farmland royal danish brand ham
- farmland black forest ham
- boneless ham steaks
- spring hill brand cooked ham
Hatfield
Hatfield does offer gluten free meat products, including deli choice ham, such as:
- peppered ham
- tavern ham
- virginia brand ham
- cooked roast pork
- imported brand cooked ham
- premium cooked ham
Hillshire Farm
Does not test for gluten on it’s products at this time…
Holiday Ham
Does not test for gluten on it’s products. However, none of the products contain glutenous ingredients. Eat at your own risk.
Hormel
Here’s a listing of all gluten free Hormel ham products. Just note that these products are not tested for any gluten as a result of cross contamination.
- dublique canned hams
- hormel black label canned hams
- hormel cure 81 ham and ham steaks
- hormel ham patties
- hormel black label chopped ham
- hormel diced ham, cubed ham, ham steaks
- natural choice brown sugar deli ham
- nautral choice cherry wood smoked ham
- natural choice cooked deli ham
- natural choice honey deli ham
- natural choice smoked deli ham
- jennie-o refrigerated turkey ham
- farmer john boneless ham
- premium tradition brown sugar and honey golden tradition canless honey ham (glaze packet contains wheat)
- farmer john bone in hams
- farmer john ham steaks original smoked
- brown sugar ham
- black forrest ham
- ham roll
- honey ham
- premium honey ham
- smoked ham
Jones Dairy Farm
Jones Dairy Farm offers a variety of gluten free ham and bacon options including:
- all natural cherry hardwood smoked uncured ham slices
- ham slices
- all natural cherry hardwood smoked uncured ham steaks
- dainty hickory smoked ham
- whole family cooked ham
- bone in fully cooked ham
- whole old fashioned hickory smoked ham
Smithfield
Although Smithfield doesn’t have a gluten free list, there are a few ham flavors that are gluten free such as:
- pecan praline
- caramel apple
- brown sugar spiral ham
- hickory smoked ham
- brown sugar glaze ham
- hickory smoked summer ham
- orange zest summer ham
- portion ham
- all natural spiral sliced ham
- smoked pork picnic shoulder
- virginia brand ham deli thins
- black forest ham deli thins
- cooked ham
- chopped ham
- 50% lower sodium ham
- polish brand ham
- smoked honey cured ham
- smoked virginia brand ham
- canadian brand maple ham
- smoked pit ham
- ham off the bone
- virgina brand ham
- honey cured ham
- black forest brand ham
Wellshire Farms
All of Wellshire farms holiday hams are gluten free
- healthy holiday ham
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Hopefully this gluten free ham listing helps.
If you have any gluten free meat or ham suggestions, please feel free to let me know by leaving a comment below.
And of course, if you’re making yourself a ham sandwich, make sure that your condiments like mustard, are also gluten free!
Info gathered from official ham manufacturing websites as well as About Health.
Kristine says
How about Columbus brand meats?
And Kentucky Bourbon (I think that’s the brand name) hams?
Kristine says
It’s Kentucky Legend. Some of their labels say GF and some don’t. I assume the labels that do not say it, mean that there is gluten in them.
Sarah says
I have been glutened MANY times by ham. Thank you so much for sharing this info so that others are aware. It is so sad that gluten is in sooo many things even items that you would never expect. i might take a chance & try Dietz and Watson since they say they are certified otherwise I have just stopped eating it even though I always liked ham. Thanks for all you do to help us bothered by gluten.
Marion says
We need more restaurants to have gluten free products. We also need bakery like flowers, colonial to produce more breads without gluten. Subway to introduce gluten free breads. We also need our school cafeterias to offer gluten free products because we have children that aren’t able to eat gluten products .
Vince says
The grocery store giant eagles mainly in western part of the state of Pennsylvania .Does it carry gluten-free ham called Lane generation
Ginger says
My biggest concern with eating places that advertise “gluten free” is CROSS CONTAMINATION!! Many restaurants and fast foods places are beginning to offer “gluten-free”, but from what I’ve seen, they know nothing about cross contamination. For instance, at the Subway in our little city, they offer a gluten-free roll, HOWEVER, they either use the same gloves for picking up the sandwich fillings that they previously used for their own wheat roll OR they may change their gloves BUT use the same fillings that other people have touch with contaminated gloves. One of our pizza places offers a gluten-free pizza crust, and then transfers the pizza to the oven on the SAME WOOD BOARD as other pizzas. What to do…what to do!!