Choose Schär’s portion-packed custard creams if separate packs would help you carry snacks or store them in shared accommodation. If you are adding biscuits to a supermarket shop, check that the particular Free From pack is labelled gluten free and meets any other dietary needs. A familiar custard-cream brand or biscuit shape is not enough to identify a gluten-free product.
Check the gluten-free claim on the particular pack. In accommodation where others eat gluten-containing food, keep your biscuits separate and handle them on clean surfaces, as Coeliac UK advises for shared kitchens.
Separate portions may be useful if you want to take biscuits from your accommodation without opening the whole pack. ASDA lists the Schär 125 g product as five 25 g portion packs.
If milk, lactose or animal ingredients also matter, read each claim separately on the supplied pack. The checked supermarket Free From listings describe their particular products as milk free; a lactose-free description is not the same claim.
Start with the exact product’s gluten-free label, then compare its pack format and any other dietary claims against how you will store and carry it.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Gluten-free identification | Read the gluten-free claim and ingredients on the supplied pack. The Food Standards Agency gives a threshold of no more than 20 mg/kg for a gluten-free claim on food as sold; the checked conventional Crawford’s and M&S custard creams list wheat flour. | I need a biscuit labelled gluten free, rather than assuming that any custard cream from a familiar brand will do. |
| Shared storage | Check whether the pack contains separate portions. Keep opened food away from crumbs and use clean surfaces and utensils in a shared kitchen, following Coeliac UK’s advice. | If I share a cupboard and kitchen, separate portions could make it easier to take one pack without opening the others. |
| Other dietary claims | Check milk-free, lactose-free or vegan wording individually on the particular pack. Do not use one of those descriptions as a substitute for another. | I may need to check milk or other ingredients as well as gluten before choosing a biscuit. |
| Pack and serving format | ASDA lists Schär’s 125 g pack as five 25 g portions. For supermarket own-brand packs, compare the supplied packaging and nutrition information using the same serving basis. | Will I carry a portion in my bag, or keep an opened pack in my cupboard? |
The checked conventional Crawford’s and M&S custard creams list wheat flour; that does not make them alternatives to a specifically labelled gluten-free product.
Check the exact custard-cream pack and its gluten-free claim before putting it on your move-in list.
After opening, biscuits can come into contact with crumbs on shared surfaces or utensils.
Keep your biscuits separate. Coeliac UK advises cleaning surfaces and using separate utensils where crumbs could transfer.
Those descriptions address different requirements; a gluten-free or lactose-free claim alone does not establish that a biscuit is milk free.
Read the supplied pack’s ingredients and allergen advice for every requirement that applies.
These references concern particular custard creams or biscuit ranges, not every product made by each brand.
Schär describes its custard creams as gluten and wheat free and portion packed.
Tesco lists a 125 g Free From custard-cream product described as gluten free, milk free and vegan.
The checked Sainsbury’s Free From custard creams are listed as gluten free, milk free and vegan.
ASDA lists its own Free From custard creams separately from the Schär portion-packed product.
Morrisons lists Free From custard creams described as gluten free, wheat free, milk free and vegan.
The checked 300 g conventional Crawford’s custard creams list wheat flour and wheat starch.
M&S has a separate Made Without biscuit range, but its checked Extra Cream Custard Creams list wheat flour.
This portion-packed Schär option is relevant if you want labelled gluten-free custard creams to carry or keep separately while moving into shared accommodation.
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The separate portions suit taking a pack out for the day without opening the others.
Schär describes these custard creams as gluten and wheat free; the 125 g product is listed as five 25 g portion packs. Check the supplied ingredients and allergen advice if you also need to avoid milk: lactose free is a different claim.
No. The Food Standards Agency states that a gluten-free claim applies to food containing no more than 20 mg/kg of gluten as sold to the final consumer; it is not a claim of literally zero gluten.
Store them away from gluten-containing food and watch for crumbs when you open them. Coeliac UK advises cleaning shared surfaces and using separate utensils or dishes where crumbs could transfer.
No. Check the supplied product’s ingredients and allergen advice for a milk allergy or any other specific requirement; gluten-free, lactose-free and milk-free descriptions are not interchangeable.
Read the supplied pack before eating. Retailers including Tesco and ASDA caution that product ingredients or allergen information can change.