At 11:21 PM 3/20/97 -0500, you wrote: >"Seph A. Reese" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>I like, prefer the Rice Dream to soy milk also. >>>Anyways, I'm gluten intolerant also > >If you are gluten intolerant you should be aware that Rice Dream has a very >small amount of gluten in it. They use barley enzymes to break down the >rice starch to sugar. It cannot be fully washed out. Is this done to sweeten it or to make it more digestible? >>Eileen Yoder, Ph.D, President of the Inter'l Food Allergy Association in >>Oak park, Illinois heard about it and after 6 mos of study concluded "For >>most wheat-sensitive people, Kamut can be an excellent substitute for common >>wheat." > >Marketing bullshit. Kamut has gluten. There is absolutely no question about >this. It's like asking the cigarette companies if cigarettes cause any >health problems. > You're probably right, it doesn't even say the word Gluten on the very slick- looking pamphlet. Doesn't make sense though cuz the allergic would know if they were allergic, but then, the tobacco-peaple did put filters on cigarettes, eventually. Didn't stop me from choking on them the first time I tried one. :) I actually only suspect I'm gluten-intolerant. Is there a FAQ for this? Seph