[concerned lady]

Hi All,

A substitute for coffee, is Teeccino. It contains barley. Their website says this (here's a link:
http://www.teeccino.com/FAQs.aspx#gluten )

"Does Teeccino contain any gluten?"

"Although Teeccino contains barley, an independent laboratory at the University of Nebraska that specializes in gluten testing found no detectable levels of gluten in Teeccino. Althought gluten is present in barley, it most likely does not extract out of the barley using conventional coffee brewing techniques. Gluten is not extracted by boiling water although it can be extracted using ethanol alcohol, which of course is not present in Teeccino.
Click Here [see link below] to see Gluten testing results. (Results will open in new window)"

http://www.teeccino.com/images/webpaper.gif

In this link, it says that the gluten testing equipment can't detect less than 10 ppm (parts per million) of gluten. So, if there were 9 ppm of gluten, the test results would say, "no detectable gluten"!!

My gut instinct is that gluten sensitive people should avoid this product. What do you all think?

Carol
http://cantbreathesuspectvcd.com

[NancyM]

I figure we're probably getting gluten at those levels anyway from eating processed foods that are processed in a mixed area. How many manufacturer's even bother to test, but throw on a Gluten Free label anyway?

I would say, don't punish them for being diligent. But it would be best if they left the danged barley out!

[sleepingbean]

I love Teecino! I haven't had any in years because of the barley, but I'd be willing to try it again if it was okay

It's a great sub for my coffee addiction! Now I drink swiss water processed organic decaf, which is fine (I think!)