White Rice question

[Guest guest]

Probably silly, but . . . is white rice GF?

Becky, GF in NH

[Guest guest]

White rice does not have the same protein in it that we casually

refer to as glutin.

But to totally confuse everyone, there is something

called " glutinous rice " which is actually GF but refers to

the " stickiness " or texture of the rice and not the protein within

the rice. Here's a web link:

http://www.pechsiam.com/glutinous_sweetrice.htm

And here's the Wikipedia entry that mentions that the rice is GF:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutinous_rice

If you have a reaction to some rice that you've consumed, there two

possibilities - either you are allergic or sensitive to all rices

(they have a different protein) or you reacted to some other

ingredient cooked with the rice.

Its quite common to blend other grains or non-GF ingredients in rice

dishes. I bought a rice blend at Trader Joe's and had to take it

back because it contained rye!

By the way, if you can eat rice, there are many, many varieties,

each with different flavors, textures, cooking times, etc. It might

be nice to try some different varieties. You can find a lot more

options by shopping at TJs, oriental markets, the ethnic aisles of

your supermarkets or health food stores.

Hope this helped!

Joy

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> Probably silly, but . . . is white rice GF?

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> Becky, GF in NH

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[Guest guest]

Yes on the white rice and thank GOD! We use it almost every day now!

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