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    How much gluten is in wheat germ and wheat bran?

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    The key is that wheat germ and wheat bran are not gluten-free.

    How much gluten is in wheat germ and wheat bran? - Image: CC BY-ND 2.0--mealmakeovermoms
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    I don't know how much gluten wheat germ and wheat bran contain, but it is likely to be more than you would find in wheat starch. The key is that wheat germ and wheat bran are not gluten-free. The same is true of barley and rye germ and bran.

    These ingredients are on our Unsafe Non-Gluten-Free list, and should be avoided by people with celiac disease. For safe gluten-free ingredients, be sure to consult our Safe Gluten-Free Food and Ingredients list.

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    Guest harry bronts

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    Helpful, thank you

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    Bran doesn't necessarily contain the same amino acids as endosperm therefore the proteins may differ. I can't find the answer to this anywhere though!

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    Guest shawnie

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    what I need is a suitable replacement for wheat bran - rice makes my blood sugar rise and I just read from an ND that quinoa and amaranth are not good for celiac disease either.

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    what I need is a suitable replacement for wheat bran - rice makes my blood sugar rise and I just read from an ND that quinoa and amaranth are not good for celiac disease either.

    An excellent replacement for wheat bran is ground flax seed, you get omega3 in as a great additional benefit.

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    Guest John Cave

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    Bran doesn't necessarily contain the same amino acids as endosperm therefore the proteins may differ. I can't find the answer to this anywhere though!

    I agree with you. In addition the nutritional value of wheat germ is outstanding, also the extremely low level of gluten contamination is very likely to cause not reaction in the majority of gluten intolerant folks, so it is worth a try. I believe that you cannot get a cheaper source of natural digestible vitamins than in wheat germ.

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    Actual information would be appreciated, specially from this site.  I understand this "general advice"... when in doubt, you should avoid wheat.  But science is also there to quantify and that is what i am looking for. 

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    On 4/26/2022 at 2:13 PM, Guest André said:

    Actual information would be appreciated, specially from this site.  I understand this "general advice"... when in doubt, you should avoid wheat.  But science is also there to quantify and that is what i am looking for. 

    I could not agree more. I would love a scientific answer, not conjecture. 

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    5 hours ago, Guest KittenMomma said:

    I could not agree more. I would love a scientific answer, not conjecture. 

    I've read that both germ and bran are gluten free in themselves but difficult to separate cleanly from the kernel, so there will be cross contamination. 

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