Inspiration Mixes was born out of Debbie Caterson’s love for her grandson, Sean, who was diagnosed with an intolerance to foods containing gluten and casein – and her desire to create good-tasting food for him. Gluten is a protein that gives bread dough its elasticity and also traps air bubbles that cause the dough to [...]
Gluten-Free Camp Helps Celiac Kids
A week at a gluten-free camp improves the lives of kids with celiac disease, say researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. People with celiac disease develop intestinal damage and painful symptoms if they eat even a little gluten, a protein found in foods made from wheat, rye, or barley. Celiac disease is hard [...]
Choosing Gluten Free Foods: Label Reading
Kraft foods has provided some comprehensive information about label reading, designed to provide tips for choosing gluten-free foods and is for people with diagnosed gluten intolerance. To provide consistency among food products labeled gluten-free, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the process of developing rules that would apply to all gluten-free products in [...]
Glutino
Glutino & Gluten Free Pantry is a manufacturer and distributor specializing in gluten free products. These days nearly everyone is on a restricted diet of one sort or another. However, one of the biggest surprises is that nearly 3 million people in the United States have Celiac Disease and that it is one of the [...]
Coping with Celiac Disease: It’s Complicated
Celiac disease. Odds are you know someone who suffers from it, but the odds are even higher that they don’t even know it. An autoimmune disorder that is characterized by damage to the absorptive surface of the small intestine, celiac symptoms are triggered by exposure to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. [...]
New Cassava-Based Flour Boost for Gluten Free Bakers
A cassava-based wheat flour replacement will appeal to bakery manufacturers keen to develop a wide selection of gluten-free products when it becomes available later this year, claims the US ingredient supplier, American Key Food Products (AKFP). The company’s newly developed King Lion Premium Cassava Flour is made from the root of the cassava plant, which is [...]