• Home
  • Learn
    • What is Arborio rice?
    • What is GABA rice?
    • How to prepare green bamboo rice
    • How to cook farro three different ways
    • Is farro gluten free?
    • What is farro? 25 amazing facts!
  • Recipes
    • Learn about supergrains
    • Farro recipes
    • Exotic Rice recipes
    • Dessert recipes
    • Seasonal recipes
  • Home
  • Learn
    • What is Arborio rice?
    • What is GABA rice?
    • How to prepare green bamboo rice
    • How to cook farro three different ways
    • Is farro gluten free?
    • What is farro? 25 amazing facts!
  • Recipes
    • Learn about supergrains
    • Farro recipes
    • Exotic Rice recipes
    • Dessert recipes
    • Seasonal recipes

Gourmet Recipes from Culinary Hipster

You are here: Home / Farro / Is farro gluten free?

Is farro gluten free?

August 27, 2015 by Andy Walker

Is farro gluten free?
Is farro gluten free?

If you are wondering if farro is gluten free, then here’s your answer:

Farro is not gluten-free, but it is considerably lower in gluten than commercial wheat varieties so it is a good alternative, if you are looking for a low-gluten choice.

It is considerably lower in gluten than standard wheat,partly due to the fact that it has not been cultivated over thousands of years for maximum yield (among other other qualities), plus it is much more easily broken down by the human digestive tract than other common forms of wheat.

(Try it. You can buy premium farro here)

For those of you who don’t know what gluten is, here’s a quick primer: Gluten is a protein in wheat (including spelt, Kamut khorasan, einkorn and farro/emmer), barley, rye and triticale (a rye/wheat hybrid) that is difficult for some people to digest and can cause discomfort and bloating.

Gluten-intolerant people can eat whole grains.  A large number of gluten-free grain choices are available. In fact did you know that many grains are gluten-free? The grains below are gluten-free whole grains, when they are consumed with all of their bran, germ, and endosperm.

They include:

  • Amaranth (get the premium organic variety here)
  • Buckwheat
  • Corn (Eat Corn Grits!)
  • Millet
  • Oats
  • Quinoa
  • Rice

.

 

How to cook farro three different ways
What is farro? 25 amazing facts!

Related Posts

  • Soak your whole grain farro overnight in the fridge
    How to cook farro three different ways

    Your choice: stove, oven or slow cooker Here are three different ways to prepare the supergrain farro as part of…

  • What is Farro? Delicious!
    What is farro? 25 amazing facts!

    A lot of the awesome shows on food network and even the more avant garde chefs are including "farro" in…

  • What is freekeh
    What is freekeh and how do I cook it?

    Freekeh  is an Arab food made from young green durum wheat that has been cut while the grains are still soft…

  • What is black barley and how do I cook it?
    What is black barley and how do I cook it?

    What is Black Barley you ask?  It is a delicious nutty textured supergrain that is sold hulled to reveal a glossy…

Filed Under: Farro, Learn about supergrains

About Andy Walker

Andy Walker is a serial entrepreneur and author. He and his wife Kay own and operate CulinaryHipster.com. He is also a rabid foodie.

Search recipes and posts:

y

Recent posts:

  • What is guanabana? October 26, 2017
  • What the heck is soursop? October 14, 2017
  • 6 favorite quotes from great celebrity chefs August 31, 2017
  • 6 foods that promote great skin July 31, 2017
  • What is Arborio rice? November 25, 2015

Tag cloud

Arborio bamboo beets black barley carrots farro fennel freekah GABA green kale mushrooms nanaimo bar oyster mushrooms pie pine nuts radicchio rice ricotta risotto salad Smoked Trout soursop sunchoke tabbouleh trout What is

GABA rice


Buy Now

Premium Farro


Buy Now

Green Bamboo Rice


Click to Buy

Organic Freekeh


Buy Now

Copyright © 2023 · Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in