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  1. psawyer
    Green Giant is a General Mills brand. Any gluten source will be clearly disclosed in the ingredients list by naming the gluten grain: wheat, rye, barley or oats.
  2. psawyer
    There are a lot of out-of-date lists still circulating. Many things that were once considered possible gluten sources no longer are. This is partly because of improved understanding of certain ingredients (e.g., vinegar), but also because wheat must now be declared explicitly. In practical terms, we must worry about hidden barley--and it is very seldom hidden...
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    Welcome. I'm sorry, but you have not given nearly enough information for me to answer. How do you know what made you sick? How long have you been gluten-free? How severe was your villous atrophy? What else did you eat that might have caused a reaction? What WAS your reaction? Your first post here provides no context or background, but questions three...
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    Xanthan gum is gluten-free, but if you are sensitive to corn it may be an issue for you. Plain old oil and vinegar is invariably gluten-free. Boring, but definetly safe.
  5. psawyer
    Buckwheat, despite the name, is not a grain at all. It would be gluten-free unless somehow contaminated.
  6. psawyer
    I am now reaching beyond what I know as fact. McDonald's are really anal about keeping the oil for the fries free of contamination. The fries are a signature product, and they do not want anything to taint the flavor of the fries. I can see potato fryer oil being recycled into the rear fryers, but not the other way around. If anyone has proof that this is...
  7. psawyer
    The hydrolyzing process partially breaks down the protein. The protein is a long chain of amino acids, including glutamic acid. The key here is partially--long fragments remain, which may be recognized as gluten. The breakdown of any protein in the body results in the release of free glutamic acid radicals. If they meet up with sodium, they combine to form...
  8. psawyer
    Welcome! Plain meats, fruits, and vegetables are naturally gluten-free. Rice and potatoes are gluten-free. Dairy products (cheese, milk, butter) are gluten-free unless a flavor is added. Even then, most flavorings are gluten-free. Look for processed foods from large multinational corporations that will clearly disclose gluten. A partial list includes...
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    I am going to respond the fryer issue, which was raised by the first post and is thus on topic. McDonald's are very protective of their brand. They require that the fries taste the same no matter where you buy them. They are a signature product. For that reason, it is expressly prohibited to fry anything other than the designated potato products in that...
  10. psawyer
    Glad to have you, Melissa.
  11. psawyer
    While the concern is conceptually valid, I am not aware of any case where Scotch or Irish Whiskey actually contains gluten. There are so many single malt Scotches out there that it is impossible to make a complete statement, but it isn't on on my worry-about list.
  12. psawyer
    We all post things that are generally accepted without explicitly citing the source every time. It is when someone makes a claim that is outside the generally accepted knowledge that we insist that you either provide a credible source, or note that it is your own opinion and not proven fact. For example, some people have an intolerance to MSG. That...
  13. psawyer
    The ingredients are not "withheld." They are listed as "flavor." The exact makeup of the flavor is what is trade-secret. But there are limits on what can be labeled as "flavor." Neither of those sites is provided by the FDA.
  14. psawyer
    Not true! Every ingredient in packaged food must be accounted for in the ingredient list. There are some vague terms permitted, such as "natural flavor," but wheat cannot be hidden in any of them.
  15. psawyer
    At a standard McDonald's in the USA (and in Canada) the fries are prepared in dedicated fryers at the front of the store by the window crew. At breakfast, those fryers are used for the hash browns. Everything else--EVERYTHING else--is fried in the back by the grill crew. Different location, different crew, different fryers.
  16. psawyer
    Canadian resident sticking his oar in the water. There is a legal definition of gluten-free here. It (intentionally) does not address the possibility of contamination. But no product containing any ingredient derived from wheat, rye, barley or oats may be labeled or represented as "gluten-free." An incremental improvement is coming shortly, when...
  17. psawyer
    Wise words, those.
  18. psawyer
    Good God, no, Melissa. Any offense was directed at the potential employer who made that an issue, not you.
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    Do you have any gluten-containing products in your home? If so, you live in a shared facility. Do you ever eat in a restaurant? If so, you are dining in a shared facility. The cutlery will be shared equipment, too. Is there truly such a thing as a gluten-free facility? Maybe, but they get their ingredients from other places. Use common sense.
  21. psawyer
    When you first start on this diet, you begin on a recovery process. Gluten has damaged the body, and until the body heals, random reactions are part of the recovery process. Just because a reaction occurs does not necessarily mean gluten. In the first stage of my recovery, I reacted to many things that were gluten-free.
  22. psawyer
    Please provide your source for the allegation that not all Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauces are gluten-free. Which ones contain gluten, and how do you know?
  23. psawyer
    Tom's back!
  24. psawyer
    A personal message (PM) is a communication between two people on the board. It is also known as a Personal Conversation.
  25. psawyer
    Testing in children is hit-and-miss at best. The blood test is actually multiple tests, but I'm not the expert in that. Perhaps someone else can help.
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