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Default Paleo/GAPS/Gluten Free/Dairy Free Diet Suggestions?


"Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message


>> [teff]
>>
>>> Everything I have seen indicates it is in fact GF. Do you have a
>>> cite that says otherwise?

>>
>> Yes, the Wikipedia article on Teff, which itself has a cite.

>
> Actually it says the opposite.
>
> The link:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teff
>
> The quote:
>
> " The grain can be used by celiacs (the gluten in teff does not contain
> the a-gliadin-fraction that causes celiac disease) and has a high
> concentration of different nutrients, a very high calcium content, and
> significant levels of the minerals phosphorus, magnesium, aluminum, iron,
> copper, zinc, boron, barium, and thiamin.[6] "


That's not the opposite. It says it has gluten but not the one that bothers
celiacs. Do you think all gluten intolerant people are celiacs? They
aren't.