Malt is grain (usually barley) that is allowed to germinate and then is
dried. This allows for conversion of (some) the starches in the grain to be
converted to sugars.

Joe Verna

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Subject: Re: malt

I would not trust malt, though I don't have a scientific explanation why.
Several people on this list have websites, etc. that may be of help.
Christy

> Date:    Wed, 4 Aug 2004 22:33:24 -0500
> From:    Greg <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: malt-no milk?
>
> I have a question about pretzels and malt. We have our son on a no milk
diet.
> We have seen good results but sometimes things sneak by us. On a recent
> trip, he had some pretzels that had malt in them. We saw a huge change in
> his behavior after he ate them. We have not removed gluten as we dont see
a
> problem with that. Is the malt in pretzels in any way a dairy product? We
> were told by his  OT therapist that malt extract is a dairy product.
Thanks,
> Greg
>
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