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Hidden gluten - industrial foods |
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Written by Dr Rodney Ford
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Sunday, 17 December 2006 |
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"At least in the USA, gluten is used as an industrial: food binder; thickener; anti-caking agent in sugar and salt powdered spices; dusting dry fruit (to control moisture). Thus, so many prepared food have hidden gluten. What is your experience with industrially prepared foods?" - Niva, New-York. USA
This is a very BIG question. How much gluten is getting into the food chain from the food industry? The answer is probably LOTS! Not many foods are tested. Not many foods are labelled gluten-free. Food labelling laws are put in place to give information to the public, but may not be very accurate. In many countries, it is mandatory to declare wheat products. When you go out for a meal, the likelihood of hidden gluten increases even more. My advice is to avoid all packet foods if you are very sensitive to gluten. I call it the “no packet-food diet.” The advantage of this is that you will also be avoiding a lot of other unnecessary food additives and colours.
The degree of avoidance of gluten will depend upon how sensitive you are to gluten. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 December 2007 )
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