Silicon Dioxide is one of the most abundant materials on earth, available as white powder. It's widely used as flow agent in powdered foods and fining agent in wine, beer, and juice in beverage for its very important for normal development of bones.
Yes. Silicon Dioxide is gluten free and widely used in gluten free food to provide better appearance, longer shelf-life and higher nutrition value to wine, beer, and juice.
To answer this question, we need to clarify another question: what is gluten. Gluten is protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. (Wikipedia) First, gluten is a protein. Second, gluten is mainly found in wheat and related grains. As we mentioned before, Silicon Dioxideis silica which is significantly different from protein. Raw materials used in manufacturing of Silicon Dioxide are silicon tetrachloride; Silicon Dioxide barely includes gluten impurity. So, Silicon Dioxide is gluten free.
Silicon Dioxide is widely used in beverage to provide better appearance, longer shelf-life and higher nutrition value to wine, beer, and juice. Silicon Dioxide is usually used in processed food rather than daily recipe.
Celiac disease: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that attacks the small intestine due to the presence of gluten, for which a gluten-free diet is the only medically-accepted treatment. In 2009 research showed between 0.5 and 1.0 percent of people in the US and UK are sensitive to gluten due to celiac disease. So people with Celiac disease have to stick to gluten free diet to avoid unexpected side effect caused by consumption of gluten.
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: Some people may be sensitive to gluten but do not have celiac disease and feel better on a diet with less gluten. However, there are no specific symptoms confirmed. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity also drives more people to gluten free diet when people believe that they feel better when eating gluten free.
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