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Top 10 Foods to Avoid If You Have Celiac Disease

 
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Soy Sauce

Soy sauce is a widely used condiment made from a fermented mixture of mashed soybeans, salt and enzymes. In many traditional brewed recipes, equal parts pulverized wheat and crushed soybeans make up the mash, which is allowed to ferment for up to six months. Soy sauce should be avoided.

Sources: National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse: Celiac Disease

The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center

Celiac.com: Unsafe Gluten-Free Food List

The Celiac Sprue Association: Gluten-Free Diet

How Products Are Made: Soy Sauce

Article by Maryann Gromisch

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