Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Gluten free bread

Ada sesiapa pernah try buat roti tanpa gluten (gluten free)? saja je try sbb terjumpa gluten free bread mix ni kat kedai. bila try buat guna BM, hasilnya macam nilah. tak sesedap mcm roti biasa. tp sesuai utk yg org yg mempunyai masalah kesihatan spt di bawah:




























 

Gluten free label simply means the food does not contain gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and other similar grains. Gluten can also be used as an additive in food for flavour or to thicken and stabilize it. It is referred to as dextrin.

 

People with certain disorders cannot ingest food with gluten. Patients with celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis and wheat allergy, all require a gluten free diet.

 

People afflicted with celiac disease often experience symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, farting, vitamin deficiencies, weight loss and mineral loss once gluten reaches the small intestine. This is because celiac disease can cause injury to the small intestine lining if gluten is eaten.

The way to treat this ailment is to refrain from eating any foods that contain gluten. This will enable the injured intestine lining to heal naturally.

 

This disorder is due to genetics. People with a certain gene can develop celiac disease later in life. In most cases, around 9 out of 10 people with the ailment are not even aware of their condition. This however can be determined by a routine blood test.

 

A totally gluten free diet can pose a special dilemma. It is hard to determine if some grains have gluten or not. However, the conscious effort of sticking to gluten free diet at all times can help the celiac disease sufferer immensely. Since gluten free foods are the only medically accepted cure for celiac disease, then the patient basically has no other choice except to consume only gluten free foods for the rest of his life.

 

It is beneficial for the patient to eat only those that do not have any components of wheat, barley and rye in it. If you are unsure of a certain food, it is best to consult it to a registered dietitian before including it in your diet.

 

To replace wheat in your diet, you should consider some starch and grains that are gluten free. Corn,

rice, tapioca, potatoes, corn, potato, soybeans, arrowroot, carob, taro, buckwheat, teff, chia seed, millet, amaranth, yam and quinoa are all gluten free and can be eaten at desired quantity.

Pure buckwheat which is often mistaken for a wheat is also a gluten free alternative. If the buckwheat is mixed with wheat flour then it should not be included in the diet.

2 comments:

  1. Untung kan orang2 kat negara maju ni, segala macam tepung ada untuk every kind of situation. They even have gluten-free cafes around :-).

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  2. ya, betul tu kak.. so far tak pernah jumpa lagi tepung mcm ni. tak tahu lah skrg mcm mana. tp at least kat sana ada kedai baking yg best2 senang nak cari bahan. kat sini ada tak kedai mcm tu?

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