I have a corn intolerance, and have to figure out what I can eat that won’t hurt my stomach. Living in New Zealand, a lot of the suggestions for brands that I hear about aren’t available here. So I’ve made a list of corn free foods in New Zealand. If you’re just starting off with learning you have a corn allergy or intolerance, I would suggest starting with this article, then coming back to reading these for New Zealand.
*My intolerance is not life threatening, and I go based off of digestive issues, so trial all of these items carefully if you have a corn allergy or intolerance. I’m on the sensitive side of corn lite (I can eat produce from stores, but tooth paste gives me issues), and only digestive responses. I also have a lot of sensitivities other than corn, so some items may not be included right now.
These items have only been tested by me, so please take all of these as a suggestion, or a guide, NOT as “these ingredients will definitely work for you.”
This is a sheet of the foods I buy, and where I buy them in New Zealand, the items that my stomach doesn’t make a fuss about. I live in Nelson/Tasman and am closest to Countdown and New World, so those are where most of my suggestions will come from.
To make this easier, they are alphabetized by “food.”
Corn Free Foods in New Zealand:
| Food | Brand Name (or specific name) | Where to Buy |
|---|---|---|
| Baking Soda (Bicarbonate Soda) | Hansells | New World or Countdown |
| Beans canned – black | Ceres Organics | New World |
| Beans canned – chickpea | Ceres Organics | New World |
| Beans dry – chickpea | No brand specific | Bin Inn or GoodFor |
| Beans dry – kidney | No brand specific | Bin Inn or GoodFor |
| Beans dry – pinto | No brand specific | Bin Inn or GoodFor |
| Chocolate | Bennetto Natural Foods Co. Intense Dark | New World |
| Cocoa Powder | Cadbury Bournville Cocoa | New World, Pak’n Save, Countdown |
| Cream of Tartar | Hansells | New World or Countdown |
| Dry Herbs | Gregg’s or Pams | New World, Pak’n Save, Countdown |
| Eggs | Purchased from a friend who raises hens | Local |
| Fruit | No brand specific | Connings or Local Farmers Market |
| Honey | Creamed Marlborough Honey | New World |
| Lentils | No brand specific | Bin Inn or GoodFor |
| Mango, Dried | Nibblish Gently Baked Mango | New World or Countdown |
| Maple Syrup | Queen Special Batch Pure Canadian Maple Syrup | New World, Pak’n Save, Countdown |
| Nuts & Seeds | Raw, unsalted | Bin Inn or GoodFor |
| Oil, olive | Kakariki olives (Nelson/Tasman Specific) | kakarikiolives.co.nz |
| Oil, sunflower | Countdown brand | Countdown |
| Peanut Butter | Pic’s Peanut Butter | New World, Pak’n Save, Countdown |
| Rice, Arborio | Sun Rice | New World, Pak’n Save, Countdown |
| Rice, Brown | King’s Choice Brown Basmati Rice | Countdown |
| Rice, Noodles | Erawan Brand Rice Stick (green logo) | New World or Countdown |
| Salt | Cerebos Natural Himalayan Pink Fine Salt | New World or Pak’n Save |
| Spices | Gregg’s or Pams | New World, Pak’n Save, Countdown |
| Sugar (questionable) | Bonsucro Pure Cane White Sugar (countdown brand blue bag) | Countdown |
| Tahini Paste | Ceres Organics, hulled | New World or Pak’n Save |
| Vegetables | No brand specific | Connings or Local Farmers Market |
*There was Charlie’s Organic Orange juice on this list, but it has since been changed to include citric acid in the ingredients (22 Oct 2020)
**Kombucha Bros Kombucha was also removed after an ingredient change on sugar to “natural gluten free grain based sugar” (22 Nov 2020)
I hope this is has been informative. If you live in New Zealand and have a corn allergy/intolerance, let me know in the comments what items work for you! I will happily add them to the list.