A Research Communication Brief: Gluten Analysis in Beef Samples Collected Using a Rigorous, Nationally Representative Sampling Protocol Confirms That Grain-Finished Beef Is Naturally Gluten-Free

Knowing whether or not a food contains gluten is vital for the growing number of individuals with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Questions have recently been raised about whether beef from conventionally-raised, grain-finished cattle may contain gluten. To date, basic principles o...

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Published inNutrients Vol. 9; no. 9; p. 936
Main Authors McNeill, Shalene H, Cifelli, Amy M, Roseland, Janet M, Belk, Keith E, Woerner, Dale R, Gehring, Kerri B, Savell, Jeffrey W, Brooks, J Chance, Thompson, Leslie D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 25.08.2017
MDPI
Subjects
Animal Feed
Animal Husbandry
Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Animals
Autoimmune diseases
Beef
Beef cattle
Bovidae
Cattle
Cattle - growth & development
Celiac disease
Communication
Cooking
Diet, Gluten-Free - standards
Digestion
Edible Grain
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Food Contamination
Food Labeling - standards
Food Quality
Gluten
gluten sensitivity
Glutens - adverse effects
Glutens - analysis
Grain
Guidelines as Topic
Limit of Detection
Meat - adverse effects
Meat - analysis
Meat - classification
Meat-Packing Industry
nutrient data
Sampling
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
celiac disease
gluten
beef
gluten sensitivity
nutrient data
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Summary:Knowing whether or not a food contains gluten is vital for the growing number of individuals with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Questions have recently been raised about whether beef from conventionally-raised, grain-finished cattle may contain gluten. To date, basic principles of ruminant digestion have been cited in support of the prevailing expert opinion that beef is inherently gluten-free. For this study, gluten analysis was conducted in beef samples collected using a rigorous nationally representative sampling protocol to determine whether gluten was present. The findings of our research uphold the understanding of the principles of gluten digestion in beef cattle and corroborate recommendations that recognize beef as a naturally gluten-free food.
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ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu9090936