Is Baileys Irish Cream Gluten-Free? Menu Verywell Fit Nutrition Weight Management Nutrition Facts Nutrition Basics Diets Meal Plans Meal Delivery Services View All News Fitness and Nutrition What to Buy How We Test Products Fitness Gear Nutrition Products Tools Recipe Nutrition Calculator Weight Loss Calorie Goal BMI Calculator Body Fat Percentage Calculator Calories Burned by Activity Daily Calories Burned Pace Calculator About Us Editorial Process Meet Our Review Board Search Diets Gluten-Free Is Baileys Irish Cream Gluten-Free? By Jane Anderson Jane Anderson Jane Anderson is a medical journalist and an expert in celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, and the gluten-free diet. Learn about our editorial process Updated on August 18, 2021 Fact checked Verywell Fit content is rigorously reviewed by a team of qualified and experienced fact checkers. Fact checkers review articles for factual accuracy, relevance, and timeliness. We rely on the most current and reputable sources, which are cited in the text and listed at the bottom of each article. Content is fact checked after it has been edited and before publication. Learn more. by Elaine Hinzey, RD Fact checked by Elaine Hinzey, RD Elaine Hinzey is a registered dietitian, writer, and fact-checker with nearly two decades of experience in educating clients and other healthcare professionals. Learn about our editorial process Print Verywell / Alexandra Shytsman Table of Contents View All Table of Contents Calories and Nutritional Information Should You Drink Baileys Potential Substitutes Baileys Original Irish Cream takes a cautious approach when it comes to gluten: the company says the ingredients it uses to make the popular cordial are gluten-free, but it urges people to talk to their doctors about whether it's safe for them to consume the product. "The ingredients used in Baileys are gluten free," says the statement from British manufacturer Diageo plc. "On the basis of this and to the best of our knowledge there are no traces of gluten in Baileys. As we are not qualified to give medical advice persons requiring a gluten free diet should consult their medical adviser before consuming Baileys." Of course, Irish whiskey — the alcoholic ingredient in Baileys Irish Cream — normally is made from three ingredients: water, corn, and barley. Barley is one of the three gluten grains. Now, many (but not all) authorities on the gluten-free diet say that distilled alcohol sourced from the gluten grains wheat, barley, and rye will be gluten-free since the distillation process removes the gluten protein. Some of us nonetheless have reactions to alcoholic beverages made from gluten grains. Calories and Nutritional Information The following nutrition information is provided by CalorieKing for 1 fluid ounce (30g) of Baileys Irish Cream. Calories: 98Fat: 4.7gSodium: 24mgCarbohydrates: 6.3gFiber: 0gSugars: 5.9gProtein: 0.8g You probably won't be surprised to learn that Baileys Irish Cream is fairly high in calories, carbohydrates, and fat, given that it's made from cream and alcohol. A 1 ounce serving of Baileys contains 98 calories, 4.7 grams of fat, and 6.3 grams of carbohydrates. Baileys Irish Cream also is relatively high in carbohydrates when compared to other alcoholic drinks, although it ranks similarly to other cordials and after-dinner drinks. Baileys contains 10 grams of carbs per jigger (about 1.5 ounces. For comparison, Kahlua (coffee liqueur) contains 22 grams of carbs for a similarly-sized serving. Should You Drink Baileys If you're someone with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity who does tolerate alcohol made from gluten grains, can you drink Baileys? It looks like the answer is yes. But, the company keeps the details on the rest of the ingredients it uses to make Bailey's Irish Cream under close wraps, which makes it difficult for you to judge the risk. Anecdotally, Baileys is a mixed bag — some people report that it's fine, but others say they have had reactions to it. It's not at all clear whether those reactions were due to the distilled gluten-based alcohol, or to something else. Based on all this, you'll need to use your own judgment on whether to consume Baileys Irish Cream when you're following the gluten-free diet. Potential Substitutes Baileys offers another product which actually carries a "gluten-free" label: Baileys Almande Almond Milk Liqueur. It's not clear whether Baileys Almande contains alcohol distilled from gluten grains or not (again, Baileys doesn't disclose the ingredients, beyond saying it's "gluten-free" and "contains no dairy"). It does contain soy, and obviously, almond. Baileys Almande almost certainly does not contain gluten grain-based alcohol, because U.S. law prohibits labeling any product "gluten-free" that contains wheat, barley or rye ingredients. So it may work for you as a substitute for original Baileys. There's also a Baileys alternative that might work for you if you find you have problems with original Baileys but can handle distilled gluten grains: Carolans Irish Cream. Note that the whiskey in Carolans is still made from distilled gluten grains (as mentioned above, Irish whiskey most commonly is made from barley). However, if you don't react to distilled gluten-grain-based alcohol, you should be fine, since Carolans has verified the rest of its Irish Cream ingredients to be gluten-free. A Word from Verywell Many people with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity can drink alcoholic beverages distilled from gluten grains without any problem. Some people, however, do get badly glutened from these beverages. Unfortunately, there's no way to know which group you fall into without experimenting. If you do decide to try Baileys Original Irish Cream, go slowly until you see how you react to it. 7 Sources Verywell Fit uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. Gluten Bee. Is Baileys Irish Cream gluten free? Beyond Gluten. Is whiskey gluten-free? CalorieKing. Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur (17% alc). CalorieKing. Kahlua Original (20% alc). The Spirits Business. Baileys unveils dairy-free, gluten-free product. Baileys. Baileys Alamande. Beyond Celiac. Is Irish cream gluten-free? By Jane Anderson Jane Anderson is a medical journalist and an expert in celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, and the gluten-free diet. See Our Editorial Process Meet Our Review Board Share Feedback Was this page helpful? 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