Is Oat Beta Glucan gluten free?

Oat Beta Glucan, CAS# 9008-22-4, is a natural ingredient isolated from oat seed, available as Colourless Transparency Liquid. Oat Beta Glucan is widely used as nutritional supplement. It is widely accepted as safe additive in many countries.

Is Oat Beta Glucan gluten free?

Oat Beta Glucan is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food.

Why is Oat Beta Glucan gluten free?

To answer this question, we need to clarify another question: what is gluten. Gluten is protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. (Wikipedia) First, gluten is a protein. Second, gluten is mainly found in wheat and related grains. As we mentioned before, Oat Beta Glucanis which is significantly different from protein. Raw materials used in manufacturing of Oat Beta Glucan are ; Oat Beta Glucan barely includes gluten impurity. So, Oat Beta Glucan is gluten free.

How is Oat Beta Glucan used in gluten free food?

Oat Beta Glucan is widely used in to provide to . Oat Beta Glucan is usually used in processed food rather than daily recipe.

Why should you go Gluten free?

Celiac disease: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that attacks the small intestine due to the presence of gluten, for which a gluten-free diet is the only medically-accepted treatment. In 2009 research showed between 0.5 and 1.0 percent of people in the US and UK are sensitive to gluten due to celiac disease. So people with Celiac disease have to stick to gluten free diet to avoid unexpected side effect caused by consumption of gluten.

Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Some people may be sensitive to gluten but do not have celiac disease and feel better on a diet with less gluten. However, there are no specific symptoms confirmed. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity also drives more people to gluten free diet when people believe that they feel better when eating gluten free.

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