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

Shalene H. McNeill; Amy M. Cifelli; Janet M. Roseland; Keith E. Belk; Dale R. Woerner; Kerri B. Gehring; Jeffrey W. Savell; J. Chance Brooks; Leslie D. Thompson

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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

Shalene H. McNeill, Amy M. Cifelli, Janet M. Roseland, Keith E. Belk, Dale R. Woerner, Kerri B. Gehring, Jeffrey W. Savell, J. Chance Brooks, Leslie D. Thompson

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	936
Journal	Nutrients
Volume	9
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9090936
State	Published - Sep 2017

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Beef
Celiac disease
Gluten
Gluten sensitivity
Nutrient data

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McNeill, S. H., Cifelli, A. M., Roseland, J. M., Belk, K. E., Woerner, D. R., Gehring, K. B., Savell, J. W., Brooks, J. C., & Thompson, L. D. (2017). 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. Nutrients, 9(9), [936]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9090936

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McNeill, SH, Cifelli, AM, Roseland, JM, Belk, KE, Woerner, DR, Gehring, KB, Savell, JW, Brooks, JC & Thompson, LD 2017, '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', Nutrients, vol. 9, no. 9, 936. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9090936

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. / McNeill, Shalene H.; Cifelli, Amy M.; Roseland, Janet M. et al.

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