<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> David Nelsen <[log in to unmask]> said: >>The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 137(3), September 2000, pp 361-366, "A >>trial of oats in children with newly diagnosed celiac disease", >> >>They reported gluten content of several substances: >> >>Study oatmeal (%, range) average of 4 samples 0.009 (0.003-0.014) >>Irish Oatmeal 0.006 % >>Quaker oatmeal 0.006 % >>Safeway oatmeal 0.005 % >>Jane Lee oatmeal 0.026 % >> >>Test was done with RIDASCREEN ELISA test for omega-gliadins. It detects >>wheat/barley/rye high molecular weight proteins but not oat avenin. Oats in these samples are precooked. Tests for omega gliadins in cooked materials are unreliable. These contamination levels are SUSPECT. I applaud the authors for attempting to measure the contamination level and just wish they had chosen either uncooked oats ( groats) or a more reliable test. I do not recommend eating oats on the basis of this report. -- Kemp Randolph Long Island ----------------------------------------------------------- "Kemp Randolph" <[log in to unmask]>