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    Is Kamut Safe for a Gluten-Free Diet?

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    The short answer is NO!

    Is Kamut Safe for a Gluten-Free Diet? - Khorasan wheat, AKA Kamut. Photo: CC--Forest and Kim Starr
    Caption: Khorasan wheat, AKA Kamut. Photo: CC--Forest and Kim Starr

    Celiac.com 02/10/2018 - People with celiac disease must avoid all forms of gluten from wheat, rye, or barley. So, what about Kamut? Is Kamut safe for people with celiac disease or gluten-sensitivity?

    Like Spelt, Kamut is simply another form of wheat that is sometimes wrongly thought to be gluten-free.

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    Kamut is simply a trademark for a specific kind of wheat, Khorasan wheat, grown under specific conditions. Khorasan wheat is triticum turanicum. It is wheat, and it contains gluten, which people with celiac disease should not eat.

    So, in short, Kamut is NOT safe for people with celiac disease or any sensitivity to gluten.

    Because Kamut is still a type of wheat that contains gluten it is not safe for people with celiac diseases and appears on Celiac.com's UNSAFE food list of non-gluten-free foods.


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    Jefferson Adams is Celiac.com's senior writer and Digital Content Director. He earned his B.A. and M.F.A. at Arizona State University. His articles, essays, poems, stories and book reviews have appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and websites, including North American Project, Antioch Review, Caliban, Mississippi Review, Slate, and more. He is the author of more than 2,500 articles on celiac disease. His university coursework includes studies in science, scientific methodology, biology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, logic, and advanced research. He previously devised health and medical content for Colgate, Dove, Pfizer, Sharecare, Walgreens, and more. Jefferson has spoken about celiac disease to the media, including an appearance on the KQED radio show Forum, and is the editor of numerous books, including "Cereal Killers" by Scott Adams and Ron Hoggan, Ed.D.

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