A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food industry

Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by brc on Sunday October 26, 2014 @07:40PM (#8512997)

You make the point better than I did.

I would also add that, by this definition, any animal product eaten is processed - even eggs - which are cracked and then usually cooked. Ground beef is extremely processed - having been butchered and then fed through a grinder.

You can theoretically grow your own wheat and grind your own flour. If you can do it yourself without a food factory and secret ingredients, then I don't think it fits any reasonable definition of 'processed'.

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Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by simonmales on Monday October 27, 2014 @06:47AM (#8514749)

Cool I see your point.

In my mind grinding is processing. It is being processed so we can make something something else out of it. Would you eat it on its own?

I broadly wipe that anything that can't be done with ones hands is processed. But that opens the question if cooking meat is considered processing.

I can't see prehistoric man grinding wheat to make a meal.

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Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by DanBC on Monday October 27, 2014 @06:49AM (#8514755)

Wheat is used in many recipes without being ground into flour. See cracked wheat or bulgar wheat for examples.

Cooking meat causes chemical changes - maillard reaction. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction

Many low tech cultures use carbs obtained from crushing or pulping grains. The reason they don't use wheat is not because of the need for grinding but because of the need for agriculture.

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