The Best (And Worst) Gluten-Free Pasta Brands
Because gluten-free doesn't have to mean gross.

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Gluten-free pasta options at the store have long been lacking. Over the past few decades, gluten-free folks were limited to mushy, depressing substitutes that came nowhere close to the real thing. But as gluten intolerance has become more widely discussed, technology has adapted to the growing demand for wheat-free noodles.
Newer companies like Banza have built their entire brands on the new era of gluten-free pasta. Legacy pasta brands have expanded their portfolios to offer gluten-free products. The market has never been this exciting—so we should adjust our standards for what makes a good gluten-free pasta.
We tried pasta from a dozen different brands in virtually every shape and size. From the more traditional brown rice base to multigrain to lentil and chickpea noodles, our team identified the best and worst brands across the gluten-free pasta spectrum.
But because the range is so wide, it's worth making a disclaimer. For this taste test, we were focused on finding the brands that best replicate the eating experience of wheat pasta. Our primary considerations were flavor and, more importantly, texture. The selling point for many modern gluten-free pasta brands is protein and fiber content, but nutrition was not the priority for us here. We just wanted the best tasting pasta, period. So here are all of our picks, ranked from worst to best.
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About Me: As an associate editor at Delish, Gabby works on everything from features to recipes to content on our social media channels. Before joining the team, she wrote for StarChefs Rising Stars Magazine, Mashed, and Food52. When she’s not developing cocktail recipes, she’s making cocktail-inspired dishes like Dirty Martini Pasta and Aperol Spritz Trifle. Her features cover online trends like the Millennial Shopping Cart, rank everything from hard seltzers to frozen French fries, and answer some of your most pressing food safety questions. You can also find her posting content on Delish’s TikTok, including her three-part series about cooking like influencer Nara Smith that garnered over 3M combined views. She loves eating spicy food, collecting cookbooks, and adding a mountain of Parmesan to any dish she can.


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