Wheat has a balance of these two proteins, but spelt has
a higher gliadin to glutenin ratio which makes the gluten more fragile, breaking down easier.
Not exact matches
Most gluten - sensitive people have a
high IgG -
gliadin test.
Children born to mothers with abnormally
high levels of antibodies to
gliadin (gluten) had nearly twice the risk of developing non-affective psychosis, compared with children who had normal levels of
gliadin antibodies.
These foods contain the
highest and best - studied levels of lectin, an anti-nutrient and partner in crime to
gliadin peptides in wheat, barley, and rye, but present in many foods and most in grains, legumes, and dairy (and notably genetically modified foods designed to increase lectin content for pest control).
Celiac disease patients have
higher concentrations of serum zonulin during the acute phase of disease compared with their healthy counterparts, and also have over-expressed CXCR3, the intestinal receptor for
gliadin (Fasano, 2011).
The research shows that antibody blood tests with
high specificity and sensitivity are tissue transglutaminase (tTG) and deamidated
gliadin peptides (DGP).
- Amaranth, buckwheat, chia, millet, quinoa, sorghum, kamut, einkorn, spelt and teff (which are sometimes called «ancient grains» because each was an important food source for ancient civilizations, and although not 100 % gluten - free, are much lower or non-existent in
gliadin content compared to modified,
high - yield wheat crops).