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>...I have just read, in a cookbook for people with allergies,a
>statement that corn is part of the wheat
>family and contains gluten--is that true?
 
The term "gluten" as used in the celiac world refers to the toxic-to-celiac
fractions of plant protein.  Many people have food allergies to corn, but there
has never been any evidence mentioned on this List that Celiacs have a toxic
reaction to corn.  It would have been helpful if you had included the name,
author, and the direct quote from the cookbook.
 
Bill Elkus
Los Angeles