<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I would like to apologize to anyone that I might have offended with my comments about people on this list having a lack of understanding of basic chemistry. This was not meant as an insult. I realize that many of the people on this list do understand basic food chemistry. However, some of the misinformation on this list leads me to conclude that many do not. I suppose that I am frustrated because many people who read this list take every comment very seriously and may abstain from eating things which are gluten free. I eat foods containing distilled vinegar, mono and diglycerides, hydrogenated vegetable oil, glucose syrup etc, etc, and I drink distilled alcohol derived from grain. I have never had a reaction to these substances and my biopsies have been completely normal since I have been on this diet. This is my own personal experience. Others may have reactions to these substances or other substances which are considered gluten free. Can we attribute every GI reaction to gluten? I think everyone has to decide for themselves what they can and cannot eat. If it makes you sick don't eat it. Anyway, thanks for listening. I joined this group because I thought it would be nice to talk with other people who have CD and to share experiences with them. I do enjoy that aspect of the group and will probably not get involved in any more heated debates regarding the gluten free status of foods. I have come to realize that many of us have different reations to different substances and what is good for some of us may not be good for others. Have a nice weekend Leanne