Gluten in Disguise- Top Aliases to watch for
Lets start with some background
What is gluten?
A name for the proteins found in wheat, rye, barley and triticale (cross between wheat and rye). Gluten can also be found in oats due to cross contact. We will learn more about hidden sources of gluten and other identities of gluten later in this lesson.
What does gluten do?
“Gluten helps foods maintain their shape, acting as a glue that holds food together. Gluten can be found in many types of foods, even ones that would not be expected.” (CeliacDiseaseFoundation)
Does Gluten go by other names?
YES, yes it does! Gluten is also really good at going under cover with a variety of aliases…
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Aliases of gluten – hidden sources:
- Abyssinian Hard (Wheat triticum durum)
- Alcohol (specific spirits)
- Amp-Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Atta Flour Barley Grass
- Barley
- Barley Malt
- Bleached Flour
- Bran Flour
- Bran Bread Flour
- Brewers Yeast
- Brown Flour
- Bulgar (Bulgar Wheat/Nuts)
- Ceareal Binding
- Chilton
- Club Wheat
- Common Wheat
- Cookie Crumbs
- Cookie Dough
- Cookie Dough Pieces
- Couscous
- Crisped Rice
- Dinkle (Spelt)
- Disodium Wheatgermamido Peg-2
- Sulfosuccinate
- Durum Wheat
- Edible Coatings
- Edible Films
- Edible Starch
- Einkorn
- Emmer
- Enriched Bleached Flour
- Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
- Enriched Flour
- Farina or Farina Graham
- Farro
- Filler
- Flour (normally this is wheat)
- Fu (Dried Wheat Germ)
- Germ
- Graham Flour
- Granary Flour
- Groats (barley, wheat)
- Hard Wheat
- Heeng
- Hing
- Hordeum Vulgare Extract
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten
- Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- Kamut (pasta wheat)
- Kecap Manis (Soy Sauce)
- Ketjap Manis (Soy Sauce)
- Kluski Pasta
- Maida (Indian wheat flour)
- Malt
- Malted Barley Flour
- Malted Milk
- Malt Extract, Syrup, Flavoring, Vinegar
- Macha Vinegar
- Macha Wheat
- Matza
and SO many more!
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