These products are safe to eat for people on a gluten free diet. These products should be avoided by people on a gluten free diet. It is a good idea to contact the manufacturing company for more information as avoiding all foods with this warning may not be necessary. Coeliac Australia produces an Ingredient List Booklet which lists more than ingredients and additives used in Australia and indicates whether they are safe for including in a gluten free diet.
For more information visit www. Tiny amounts of gluten can be enough to damage intestinal lining. Therefore care must be taken in the kitchen to avoid cross contamination with gluten.
It is important to store, prepare and cook gluten free foods separately from foods containing gluten. Coeliac disease What is coeliac disease? Wheat including spelt , rye, barley and oats all contain gluten. Corn maize , rice, buckwheat, sorghum, amaranth, millet and soy are all gluten free grains.
Label reading for a gluten free diet Australian food laws require all ingredients to be listed on product packaging. This means that people who are intolerant or allergic to wheat — even if they are not sensitive to gluten — could have a negative reaction. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease triggered by gluten.
When a person with celiac disease eats gluten, their immune system launches an attack against what it perceives as a foreign invader and, in the process, accidentally damages healthy intestinal tissue as well. A wheat allergy is an immune response as well, but the reaction is different — it causes nausea, vomiting, hives, coughing, headings, and swelling of the throat. For a person with a wheat allergy, consuming wheat could lead to a fatal anaphylactic reaction.
Because wheat starch comes from wheat, it may surprise you to know that it is actually a common ingredient in gluten free foods. Many food manufacturers in the U.
Gluten free companies in the United States are now following suit. When a food product is made with gluten free wheat starch, it must be listed in the ingredients even if it is gluten free — wheat must also appear in the allergen statement. Just to be safe, however, you should double-check any product that contains flours or starches to ensure that the product is certified gluten free and safe to eat.
Gluten free wheat starch is also known as Codex wheat starch , so you may see it listed either way on a food label. But how is cornstarch different from wheat starch, and why would you choose one over the other? Both wheat starch and cornstarch are very fine, powdery white substances used in baking recipes. This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here. View HONcode Certificate. This site places cookies on your device Cookie Settings.
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