Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 KC- In addition to the cross-contamination concern with oats that you mentioned, I just thought I should let you know that any ingredient with the word " malt " in it should be a red flag for us gluten intolerant and celiac folk. Maltodextrin is often made with gluten-containing grains such as barley. If it contains barley it may not be labelled as such. I would avoid products containing maltodextrin unless you know for sure the source of it (rice, etc)... Isaiah-- Come visit my food blog...Gluten-Free By The Bayhttp://www.glutenfreebythebay.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 This is from Living Without... Maltodextrin When labeled as “maltodextrin” in the US, this ingredient must be made from corn, potato or rice but not wheat. Confusion comes from the name. Malt is usually made from barley and dextrin can be made from wheat. But maltodextrin is gluten free. Recently there has been some evidence that wheat might be used to produce maltodextrin. If it is, the label will specifically say “wheat maltodextrin” or “maltodextrin (wheat).” Rob --- Isaiah <isaiah.benjamin@...> wrote: > KC- In addition to the cross-contamination concern > with oats that you > mentioned, I just thought I should let you know that > any ingredient with the > word " malt " in it should be a red flag for us gluten > intolerant and celiac > folk. Maltodextrin is often made with > gluten-containing grains such as > barley. If it contains barley it may not be labelled > as such. I would avoid > products containing maltodextrin unless you know for > sure the source of it > (rice, etc)... > > Isaiah > > -- > Come visit my food blog... > Gluten-Free By The Bay > http://www.glutenfreebythebay.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Thanks Rob - See my follow-up posted I posted right after my original post re: correcting myself. Apparently maltodextrin is sometimes made of wheat, but not within the US. Apologies for the misinformation. -- Come visit my food blog...Gluten-Free By The Bayhttp://www.glutenfreebythebay.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Isiah Actually Maltodextrine is safe. See the Safe List at celiac.com: http://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodid=183 & p_catid=12 & sid=91hH9H1jb2gbBDb-45107185939.64 It is made from corn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextrin If you also have a sensitivity to corn then you need to avoid it. I wish I was one of those who could eat oats but that is the one I have the worst reaction to. My dad likes to add oat trim to his GF bread. It only took one bite for me to have severe pain within less then a minute. It is the only thing that will give me an immediate reaction. Mark Morley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 See the previous two e-mails I sent on this topic - Thanks.On 1/31/07, Mark Morley <1grnthmb@... > wrote: Isiah Actually Maltodextrine is safe. See the Safe List at celiac.com: http://www.celiac.com/st_prod.html?p_prodid=183 & p_catid=12 & sid=91hH9H1jb2gbBDb-45107185939.64 It is made from corn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dextrin If you also have a sensitivity to corn then you need to avoid it. I wish I was one of those who could eat oats but that is the one I have the worst reaction to. My dad likes to add oat trim to his GF bread. It only took one bite for me to have severe pain within less then a minute. It is the only thing that will give me an immediate reaction. Mark Morley -- Come visit my food blog...Gluten-Free By The Bayhttp://www.glutenfreebythebay.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Ok I posted this listing about the muffins to share something I found and like with others who may want to try it. I listed the ingredients so that you could decide for yourself if you want to try it since it does not say gluten free only wheat free. But I found no ingredients aside from oats that I felt would be unsafe for me to try. Each one of us had different levels of sensitivity and most of us know what ingredients we should avoid. Sometimes what is safe or not safe is a bit of trial and error. No matter how safe we try to be we can sometimes still react and other times we take a bit of a risk and we find new foods to love. It is not as if I sent a post about muffins with barley flour! I am not advocating you all go out and eat these if you don't want to. Obviously what you eat is your choice. Again I was simply attempting to share something. kc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 I'd be interested to hear any reactions from those who try the flax muffins. I've been wondering about flax -- it's supposed to have health benefits, but I worry that it has a laxative effect. So I haven't tried flax. Thanks, Eula --- In , " kalindajean " <kalindajean@...> wrote: > > Ok I posted this listing about the muffins to share something I found > and like with others who may want to try it. I listed the ingredients > so that you could decide for yourself if you want to try it since it > does not say gluten free only wheat free. But I found no ingredients > aside from oats that I felt would be unsafe for me to try. Each one of > us had different levels of sensitivity and most of us know what > ingredients we should avoid. Sometimes what is safe or not safe is a > bit of trial and error. No matter how safe we try to be we can > sometimes still react and other times we take a bit of a risk and we > find new foods to love. It is not as if I sent a post about muffins > with barley flour! I am not advocating you all go out and eat these if > you don't want to. Obviously what you eat is your choice. Again I was > simply attempting to share something. kc > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Eula,I haven't had these flax muffins but I do find that flax helps keep me regular - For me it doesn't have an extreme laxative effect, just the same kind of effect that fiber does - Keeps things going smoothly in my GI tract. It probably depends how much you eat of it, and what your GI tract is like, of course. I don't like the taste or texture of flax much (it has a texture I can only describe as mucous-y) but I do sprinkle flax meal on my hot cereal or salad now and then for its nutritional value. I've heard flax meal can be used as an egg replacer partly because of its mucilaginous properties. Isaiah-- Come visit my food blog...Gluten-Free By The Bayhttp://www.glutenfreebythebay.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Flax meal can be used as an egg replacer? Really? Mainly in bakery products, right? Have you tried this, and if so, have you noticed a difference in texture, taste, moisture-content, etc.? Louise Audell art + designlouiseaudell.com (415) 863-1533----- Original Message ----From: Isaiah <isaiah.benjamin@...> Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2007 9:32:46 AMSubject: Re: [ ] Re: Flax Muffins Eula,I haven't had these flax muffins but I do find that flax helps keep me regular - For me it doesn't have an extreme laxative effect, just the same kind of effect that fiber does - Keeps things going smoothly in my GI tract. It probably depends how much you eat of it, and what your GI tract is like, of course. I don't like the taste or texture of flax much (it has a texture I can only describe as mucous-y) but I do sprinkle flax meal on my hot cereal or salad now and then for its nutritional value. I've heard flax meal can be used as an egg replacer partly because of its mucilaginous properties. Isaiah-- Come visit my food blog...Gluten-Free By The Bayhttp://www.glutenfr eebythebay. com Finding fabulous fares is fun.Let FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Hi there Louise I've never used flax as an egg replacer but know many people who do. Here are some links:http://www.theppk.com/veganbaking.html http://www.recipezaar.com/104832http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1176/Flax-Seed-Egg-Replacer/-- Come visit my food blog... Gluten-Free By The Bayhttp://www.glutenfreebythebay.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 I love Flaxjacks. They're a flax/buckwheat pancake mix that are naturally sweet, so I just pour a little applesauce over the top and have a great breakfast. Steph PS I've tried replacing eggs with flax - not a huge success. Made everything kind of crumbly and dry. > > Hi there Louise I've never used flax as an egg replacer but know many > people who do. Here are some links: > > http://www.theppk.com/veganbaking.html > http://www.recipezaar.com/104832 > http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1176/Flax-Seed-Egg-Replacer/ > > -- > Come visit my food blog... > Gluten-Free By The Bay > http://www.glutenfreebythebay.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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