Fact Sheets

For Those with Special Dietary Needs


Annie is constantly working on recipes to meet people’s special dietary needs, so many of her salad dressings, BBQ sauces, marinades, and mustards are suitable for people following restricted diets. Not surprisingly, some products even fall into more than one category.

GLUTEN-FREE: One in 250 people in the United States has Celiac Disease (CD), a lifelong digestive disorder that interferes with a person’s ability to digest the gluten found in wheat, rye, oats, and barley. To address those people living with CD, Annie’s Naturals offers 31products that are suitable for those on gluten-free diets.

VINEGAR-FREE: Vinegar contains yeast, which can contribute to the overgrowth of natural yeast in the body, causing a debilitating condition known as candida. Annie's Naturals is the best-selling brand of vinegar-free salad dressings for people on vinegar-restricted diets. Try new Artichoke Parmesan, Lemon & Chive, and Organic Green Garlic, all made with lemon juice.

DAIRY-FREE (lactose-free): Between 30 and 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant, which means they must follow a diet free of dairy and dairy-derived products. Many of Annie’s Naturals salad dressings, and all the marinades, BBQ sauces, and mustards are dairy-free to accommodate lactose-intolerant people and even those who follow a vegan diet.

VEGAN: The word vegan comes from “vegetarian” and was created by an English vegetarian society that gathered in the 1940s. People who don’t consume animal products of any kind— including meat, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy, or even honey—are called vegan (pronounced VEE-gun). Unlike vegetarians, who may include eggs and dairy products in their diets, vegans eat absolutely nothing derived from animals. All but two (Caesar and Artichoke Parmesan dressings) of Annie’s Naturals products are vegetarian and many of Annie’s salad dressings, BBQ sauces, marinades, and condiments are suitable for vegans.

NO ADDED SWEETENER: Many Annie’s Naturals products contain no added sweeteners for the more than 17 million people in the US who are diabetic or on a sugar-restricted diet. All of Annie’s Naturals dressings and condiments have little to no added sweetener (most of those used occur naturally in the fruit, dairy, and other ingredients in the product), and a few contain no sugar whatsoever.

SOY-FREE: The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network of Virginia reports that soy protein is one of the eight most common food allergens in the US, affecting millions of Americans each day. Many Annie’s Naturals dressings, mustards, and marinades are soy-free and were created with the express purpose of accommodating people who must avoid soy for health reasons.

LOWFAT: Annie’s offers a variety of dressing flavors and other products that have 3 grams or fewer of fat per serving.  Like all Annie's Naturals products, those containing a low fat content are flavored with unsaturated fat from all natural and organic expeller-pressed oils, and they never contain hydrogenated oils and trans fats.

LOW SODIUM: A wide array of Annie's Naturals salad dressings and mustards have fewer than 140 mg. of sodium per serving, which make them suitable for people on salt-restricted diets. The truth is we don’t need to add lots of salt to enhance the flavor of our all-natural and organic products—their ingredients taste wonderful all by themselves!