<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear everyone, In case you're wondering, asofoetida's wonderful quality is that it helps your body digest lentils & beans without your getting terrrrible gas! That's its purpose in East Indian recipes. So, since our alternate celiac choices are to choose various flours made out of lentils and beans, it can be quite useful to add some asofoetida. Helen