Almond Milk

Products Almond milk is a vegetable milk that is available in grocery stores, pharmacies, drugstores and health food stores from various suppliers (e.g. Biorex, Ecomil), among others. Almond milk is traditionally drunk in the Mediterranean region. Structure and properties Almond milk is made from the ripe seeds of the almond tree from the rose family. … Almond Milk

Teff: Intolerance & Allergy

Teff, also known as dwarf millet, is a power cereal that truly has it all. Teff inspires with valuable ingredients that have multiple positive effects on health. This is what you should know about teff Teff, which is also known as dwarf millet, is a power cereal. Teff is on everyone’s lips at the moment, … Teff: Intolerance & Allergy

Gluten

Products Gluten is found as a powder in commerce (e.g., Morga) and in flours. Structure and properties Gluten is a complex mixture of water-insoluble proteins found in the endosperm of cereal grains, particularly wheat, spelt, rye, and barley. Gluten is rich in the amino acids glutamine and proline and serves as a storage protein. In … Gluten

Gluten Sensitivity

Symptoms Gluten sensitivity can cause the following intestinal and extraintestinal symptoms: Intestinal symptoms: Abdominal pain Diarrhea Nausea Flatulence, bloating Weight loss Extraintestinal symptoms: Fatigue, weakness Headache Muscle and joint pain Insensibility in the extremities, muscle contractions. Skin rashes: Eczema, redness of the skin Neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety. Anemia The symptoms occur hours to … Gluten Sensitivity

Auxiliary Materials

Definition On the one hand, drugs contain the active ingredients that mediate the pharmacological effects. On the other hand, they consist of excipients, which are used for the production or to support and regulate the drug effect. Placebos, which consist only of excipients and contain no active ingredients, are an exception. Excipients can be of … Auxiliary Materials

Celiac

Background The “gluten” protein is a protein mixture found in many grains such as wheat, rye, barley, and spelt. Its high content of the amino acids glutamine and proline makes gluten resistant to breakdown by digestive enzymes in the intestines, which contributes to the inflammatory response. Gluten has elastic properties and is therefore an important … Celiac

Xylanases

Products Xylanases are found in baked goods such as breads as additives. Structure and properties Xylanases are natural enzymes found, for example, in microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, from which they are also extracted. They degrade xylan, a polysaccharide (a carbohydrate) found in plants and grasses that belongs to the hemicelluloses. It consists of … Xylanases

Bread

Products Bread is available, for example, in bakeries and grocery stores, and people also like to make their own. Most additives for baking bread are available in pharmacies and drugstores. Ingredients Only four basic ingredients are needed to make a loaf of bread: Cereal flour, e.g. wheat, barley, rye and spelt flour. Drinking water Salt … Bread

Unsuitable food | Nutrition for coeliac disease

Unsuitable food Caution with: Rye, wheat, barley, oats and food made from them. Products such as flour, barley, semolina, flakes, groats, pudding powder, germs, grist and green spelt. All commercially available types of bread, cakes, pastries, rusks, breadcrumbs and pasta, soya breads may contain gluten, millet and buckwheat pasta usually contain gluten. Coffee substitute, beer … Unsuitable food | Nutrition for coeliac disease