gluten
g looh tuhn
- n a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
- And since more weak-gluten wheat can be produced per acre, most farmers have concentrated on it.
- Some folks can't stomach the gluten found in cereals.
- And although it wouldn't require a label for gluten per se, it does instruct the Department of Health and Human Services to define what it means by "gluten free.