Mayo Clinic Care Network Content
Articles

Gluten-free diet

Wheat terms to know

There are different varieties of wheat, all of which contain wheat gluten:

  • Couscous.
  • Durum.
  • Einkorn.
  • Emmer.
  • Farro.
  • Graham.
  • Kamut.
  • Spelt.
  • Wheat germ.
  • Wheat bran.

Wheat flours have different names based on how the wheat is milled or the flour is processed. All of the following flours have gluten:

  • Enriched flour with added vitamins and minerals.
  • Farina, milled wheat usually used in hot cereals.
  • Graham flour, a coarse whole-wheat flour.
  • Self-rising flour, also called phosphate flour.
  • Semolina, the part of milled wheat used in pasta and couscous.