<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi Listmates, Problem of gluten content in distilled vinegar comes back periodically on Celiac List. As far all respondents with chemical connections stated that there is no gluten in distilled vinegar just because it is distilled. They assumed that: > Because proteins and even short peptide segments cannot evaporate, they > are removed with 100% efficiency in the distillation process... distilled > vinegars and alcohols do not contain gluten. But please remember that distillation is not 100% efficiency process. When raw material vigorously boils in the distillation boiler plenty of small (not distilled) droplets are suspended above liquid phase. Certain number of them is pulled by stream of vapours towards cooler where they are absorbed by just condensed vapours-liquid phase. This is the mechanism of contaminating distillate by non volatile substances (volatile substances contaminate distillate in different way also). There are some ways in construction of distillation boilers to reduce this effect - usually mechanical eg. wire mesh traps clear to vapours and collecting droplets. Of course it doesn't mean that there is any gluten in distilled vinegar. The aim of this post is only to explain that it might be theoretically possible. BTW I hate acetic acid for it's smell. Hope it wasn't very boring especially my last statement. Wojciech Bania ----------------- [ REKLAMA / ADVERTISEMENT ] ----------------- Szybka w sciaganiu, animowana, interaktywna, z muzyka i efektami dzwiekowymi.... Zobacz jak moze wygladac strona WWW: http://www.webdesign.pl/ ---------------------------------------------------------------