Whole wheat bread without added gluten

[Neera]

I'm not sure this belongs here but didn't know if this shud go in the Traditional Foods' section. Can anyone recommend a good qlty (free of high fructose corn syrup and the like) whole wheat bread that doesn't have added gluten?

thanks

Edited by Neera - 12/20/11 at 11:41am

[chelko]

Whole wheat bread IS gluten bread.

Wheat, rye, barley, oats (unless specifically say gluten free), kamut and spelt all have gluten. 

I think you mean something other than gluten free?

[Neera]

No. I mean that the ingredients will say Gluten, which to me is added gluten. So, I guess that is what I mean - without added gluten.

this is what our brand of bread says:

Ingredients: Sprouted Organic Whole Wheat Berries, Filtered Water, Organic Dates, Wheat Gluten, Sea Salt, Organic Raisins, Fresh Yeast, Soy Based Lecithin, Cultured Wheat.

[chelko]

The ingredient list you provided does not include flour.  Even though the wheat berries are probably ground/blended up, and already contain gluten, they will not be as sticky as flour.  The gluten is what makes the bread stick together, so that it will hold the air that makes it rise and be 'light and fluffy' otherwise you will basically have a brick.  Which is, unfortunately, what most commercial gluten free bread is.

The added wheat gluten is just protein from the wheat, and is often included in whole grain products to improve texture.

We are gluten free, so I don't have any recommendations on wheat breads for you.  Perhaps someone else will chime in?

[SundayCrepes]

We are a gluten free family for our daughter's benefit. However, my husband randomly asks me to buy him a loaf of wheat bread. I get Trader Joe's brand with 6 gm fiber. I don't think we have any in the house so I can't read the ingredients, but it is bread I used to like (my tastes have changed since going gf and I am turned off by the thought of eating it.)

I'm not sure what your objection to the bread you've listed is. If I bought gluten products I'd try it. I do wonder what cultured wheat is.

[Neera]

Thanks for the explanation. I just couldn't get why they'd add extra gluten to grains that already had gluten.

To the pp who asked why I am avoiding gluten. Well, I don't know. Haven't done an allergy test or sleep test (because the doctor wouldn't order the test) to determine but I think it is causing excess mucus and causes me to not be able to breathe easily during sleep. It's just what I think is happening and am not sure. I'd actually like to find gluten free bread since some of you are gluten free, could yu please recommend. I'd like to eliminate it and see how I feel. I have tried in the past when I just wouldn't eat any bread but I wasn't disciplined about it. But I need to get it completely off  my diet to be able to tell, I guess.
 

Originally Posted by chelko 

The ingredient list you provided does not include flour.  Even though the wheat berries are probably ground/blended up, and already contain gluten, they will not be as sticky as flour.  The gluten is what makes the bread stick together, so that it will hold the air that makes it rise and be 'light and fluffy' otherwise you will basically have a brick.  Which is, unfortunately, what most commercial gluten free bread is.

The added wheat gluten is just protein from the wheat, and is often included in whole grain products to improve texture.

We are gluten free, so I don't have any recommendations on wheat breads for you.  Perhaps someone else will chime in?

[SundayCrepes]

Here's my analogy on why you need to go totally gluten free. Imagine a big gaping wound on your arm. Three times a day you take a scrub brush and scrub the entire wound. (So, that would be being gluten sensitive and eating lots of gluten.) Now, instead of using a scrub brush, you scrub the entire would with a toothbrush. (Eating minimal gluten.) The wound is still being annoyed even though it's a smaller brush.

Here are some good gluten free websites:

http://www.elanaspantry.com/

http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/

http://spiceandmore.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/an-exciting-discovery/

[Neera]

however, I don't know if I am "wounded" from inside. i have to find out. thanks for the sites. will look at them when I am more focused.
 

Originally Posted by SundayCrepes 

Here's my analogy on why you need to go totally gluten free. Imagine a big gaping wound on your arm. Three times a day you take a scrub brush and scrub the entire wound. (So, that would be being gluten sensitive and eating lots of gluten.) Now, instead of using a scrub brush, you scrub the entire would with a toothbrush. (Eating minimal gluten.) The wound is still being annoyed even though it's a smaller brush.

Here are some good gluten free websites:

http://www.elanaspantry.com/

http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/

http://spiceandmore.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/an-exciting-discovery/

[SundayCrepes]

Originally Posted by Neera 

however, I don't know if I am "wounded" from inside. i have to find out. thanks for the sites. will look at them when I am more focused.
 

Yeah, it's just an analogy, but if you want to find out, eating small amounts of gluten won't tell you if you're sensitive or not. If you are sensitive, it will be like the toothbrush rubbing against a raw wound.

Here's an interesting article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/gluten-what-you-dont-know_b_379089.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false