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gluten Definition

glu·ten (glo̵̅o̅t'n)

noun

a gray, sticky, nutritious mixture of proteins, including gliadin, found in wheat and other grain: it gives dough its tough, elastic quality

Etymology: L gluten, glue, akin to LL glus, glue

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gluten Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • diet: To treat this people have to eliminate gluten from the diet.

Converse of object

  • contain: Cereals containing gluten are included for the benefit of people with coeliac disease.
  • eat: Eating gluten causes the lining of the small intestine to become damaged thus reducing the coeliac's ability to absorb certain foods.
  • avoid: People who are not strictly avoiding gluten are likely to have more severe deficiencies.
  • remove: Many gluten-free flours are prepared from wheat starch that has been treated to remove gluten.
  • include: We can also make delicious cakes to order for special diets including gluten, dairy & nut free.

Adjective modifier

  • vital: Vital wheat gluten has excellent visco-elasticity properties, that helps our customers put the spring into dough.
  • free: The whole range is GM-free and includes wheat free, gluten free and dairy free products.

Modifies a noun

  • crustacean: Free From including all derivatives of: Gluten Crustaceans Eggs Fish Peanuts Tree Nuts Celery Milk Mustard Sesame Seeds Sulfur Dioxide Sulfites.
  • intolerance: Gluten intolerance, or coeliac disease, is a lifelong disease, which is caused by sensitivity to gluten.
  • allergy: Having a gluten allergy doesn't mean you have to forsake cooking, either.
  • salt: Free from wheat dairy lactose sugar yeast gluten salt corn/maize soya starch.
  • sensitivity: How common is gluten sensitivity ( coeliac disease )?
  • feed: Cereal by-products - wheat chaff, maize gluten feed, rice bran.

Noun used with modifier

  • lactose: Free from wheat dairy lactose sugar yeast gluten salt corn/maize soya starch.
  • yeast: Free from wheat dairy lactose sugar yeast gluten salt corn/maize soya starch.
  • wheat: For persons allergic to wheat gluten, it provides a gluten-free food with uses similar to gains.
  • dairy: Free from wheat dairy lactose sugar yeast gluten salt corn/maize soya starch.
  • maize: Cereal by-products - wheat chaff, maize gluten feed, rice bran.
  • corn: It will also require labeling of corn gluten feed produced from GM maize.

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