On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Jun Verzola wrote:

> On 1998-10-06 [log in to unmask] said:
>    >pros: Rice has no gluten
>
> Huh? Rice in general has gluten, with gluten content varying from one
> variety to another. There are highly glutinous varieties, which are
> made into rice cakes, rice bread, rice wine, etc. etc.

Whoa.  There is no gluten in rice.  The word "glutinous" is
simply an adjective that describes the overt property of
stickiness of the particular variety of rice, with no implication
of gluten in its protein content.

Rice, I recall from Jenny Brand Miller's posting on Paleodiet, is
one of those paradoxical foods whose insulin index is lower than
what would be predicted from its glycemic index.

Todd Moody
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