<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Since I have joined this group I have realized that there are different types of celiacs. Those who have a wild reaction to gluten, whether it be in the air as one walks past a bakery or in the soil that buckwheat is planted in or in shampoo and those who just have a problem when gluten is ingested. I fall into the second category. This post is for the celiacs like me. I read in the "Gluten Free Guide for Southern Africa" by Carole Smollan that malt extract is gluten free. I quote from here on "Malt extract is obtained from malted barley using a process where only water soluble products appear in the final extract. As gluten is insoluble in water, the resulting malt is gluten-free." What is your opinion on the above - this makes rice crispees and corn flakes gluten free as they are made with malt extract and not malt itself. From Sherain