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Additives
Containing Gluten: Ever Wondered
What all The Numbers In Your Food Mean?
Somethings staring at
the back of a food packets makes me think back to
the days of 4th for science, learning the table of elements... It seems
strange that our food has been replaced with numbers, and we need a
table to figure out exactly what we are eating.
For Gluten Free
People we need to know what we are putting in our
mouth, so I have complied a list of possible, and probably additives
containing gluten.
- Starch (1400's range in additives). Many
of them are wheat based
- HVP - Hydrolised Vegetable Protein
- HPP - Hydrolised Plant Protein
- Maltodextrin - some are derived from wheat
- Malt extract
- Vinegar - is it malt vinegar?
- Soy sauce - is it wheat based?
- Caramel colour- can be a problem for some
people.
Now New Zealand laws
do state that products have to be labelled if they
contain gluten or other allergens, but the level of which something is
considered gluten free is less then 20pp, which is not zero tolerance,
and could be a issue for supersensitive people. There are also be
issues if the ingredients in the ingredients (I know a mouthful)
contain gluten.
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This information is of the general nature and not meant to replace that
of a professional. Always check labels and ask if food, products and
medication are gluten free.
Due to the nature of businesses, restaurants and cafes changing
ownership and staff we can not guarantee the gluten free status of any
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