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Thanks to everyone who answered my question about what is the difference 
between wheat and gluten free.  The context for my question comes from 
this assumption that many people I talk with seem to make:  Wheat free 
is gluten free.

Summary: 

Over 80 people responded from the list. 

And a summary of the answers is:

Wheat is only one of the grains that contains gluten.  In order for a 
food or food product to be considered gluten free it must not contain 
any of the following. 

    Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
    Rye (Secale cereale) nutritionally similar to wheat but contains 
less gluten
    Triticale (Triticum x secale) wheat & rye hybrid
    Spelt (Triticum spelta) an ancient red wheat that some people with 
wheat sensitivities or allergies can tolerate
    Barley (Hordeum vulgare) ancient grain with low gluten content, the 
flour is a grayish color
    Oats (that are not cross contaminated by being milled in a plant 
that also processes other gluten products

Some people are wheat intolerant and some people are gluten intolerant 
(Celiac Disease - although I am not absolutely sure that if you are 
gluten intolerant whether that means you automatically have a clinical 
diagnosis for Celiac Disease). 

Thanks again to everyone for your prompt and wonderful answers.

                                       ~  kathy dee  ~
                    / Roads are for journeys, not destinations/

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