GLUTEN CONTAINING GRAINS. GLUTEN CONTAINING

gluten

a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats.
A substance present in cereal grains, esp. wheat, that is responsible for the elastic texture of dough. A mixture of two proteins, it causes illness in people with celiac disease
Fibrin (formerly considered as one of the “animal humours”). [16th-19th c.]; The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]; A gluey, sticky mass of clay, bitumen etc. [from 19th c.]
a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough

grains

Wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food
(grain) foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
The seeds of such cereals
(grain) a relatively small granular particle of a substance; “a grain of sand”; “a grain of sugar”
A single fruit or seed of a cereal
(grain) ingrain: thoroughly work in; “His hands were grained with dirt”

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HEINEKEN beer is made from the purest ingredients. We use only water, malted barley, hops and yeast.

Barley is the major raw material used in brewing beer. Before it can be used for brewing, the barley grain must be malted. Malting helps make the starch and protein (by its natural enzymes) in barley available for brewing by breaking down the natural cell wall that surrounds the starch. Starch will be converted to sugar, which will produce alcohol during fermentation. Malting also forms the colour and flavour that the barley will lend to the beer.

Hops is one of the flavour-makers of beer, and also contributes to its shelf life. The resin from the female hop flower cones is used to help balance the sweetness of the barley with a refreshing bitterness.

Beer contains almost 95% water. Water plays an important part in giving beer its characteristic flavour, as different sources contribute to unique beer flavours.Clean, high quality water is essential not only to our beer, but also to life everywhere. We are actively working in the communities that we’re a part of to protect clean water supplies.

Yeast converts malt sugars into alcohol during fermentation. There are two types: bottom and top fermenting yeast. Beers fermented with bottom yeast are called lagers and those that use top-fermenting yeast are called ales. In 1886 in Amsterdam, Dr.Elion, a student of Dr. Louis Pasteur, discovered the famous HEINEKEN A-yeast, a strain that is still used today only by HEINEKEN.

Beer contains gluten, which comes from the grain from which it is brewed. Only a fraction of the gluten that the grain contains gets into the beer. The proportion depends on the kind of grain that is used. The use of barley results only in traces of gluten in the beer whilst wheat contributes considerably more. It also depends on the brewing process. Generally speaking: the clearer and blonder the beer is, the less gluten it may contain.

Some people are allergic to gluten and have to follow a diet that minimises or excludes their gluten intake. Whether beer can be part of such a diet or not, is dependent on the extent of the allergy and the beer type consumed. In many cases lager beers pose no problem for people who have a gluten allergy. However, it is up to the individual to assess his or her sensitivity.

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Very plain layout today as the story is the focus. More about what I cannot taste than what I can.

Journaling reads: Yes, I’m gluen intolerant. That means that no wheat or other gluten containing grains pass my lips. At least, not for the past 7 months.
I LOVED bread. I loved to BAKE bread, and muffins, and buns, and dumplings, and cakes, and…you get the idea.
But after several years of misery, I feel great! I even lost 30 pounds. Now I eat lots of veges, fruit, nuts, chicken and fish. I’ve learned a new way of cooking. I’m healthy.