@article{740f229188d84e57bdfee67df2123c28,
title = "A research communication brief: Gluten analysis in beef samples collected using a rigorous, nationally representative sampling protocol confirms that grain-finished beef is naturally gluten-free",
abstract = "Knowing whether or not a food contains gluten is vital for the growing number of individuals with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Questions have recently been raised about whether beef from conventionally-raised, grain-finished cattle may contain gluten. To date, basic principles of ruminant digestion have been cited in support of the prevailing expert opinion that beef is inherently gluten-free. For this study, gluten analysis was conducted in beef samples collected using a rigorous nationally representative sampling protocol to determine whether gluten was present. The findings of our research uphold the understanding of the principles of gluten digestion in beef cattle and corroborate recommendations that recognize beef as a naturally gluten-free food.",
keywords = "Beef, Celiac disease, Gluten, Gluten sensitivity, Nutrient data",
author = "McNeill, {Shalene H.} and Cifelli, {Amy M.} and Roseland, {Janet M.} and Belk, {Keith E.} and Woerner, {Dale R.} and Gehring, {Kerri B.} and Savell, {Jeffrey W.} and Brooks, {J. Chance} and Thompson, {Leslie D.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments: This project is funded by the Beef Checkoff. The authors thank the researchers at USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory for their assistance with nutrient data validation and analysis, Larry Douglass for his statistical analysis, and the meat scientists at Colorado State University, Texas A&M University, and Texas Tech University for their collaboration and involvement in these studies. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",
year = "2017",
month = sep,
doi = "10.3390/nu9090936",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
journal = "Nutrients",
issn = "2072-6643",
publisher = "MDPI Open Access Journals",
number = "9",
}