Is maize flour gluten free?

People with coeliac disease can safely eat many common plants, seeds, grains, cereals and flour, including corn, polenta, potatoes, rice and soya. However they should avoid barley, wheat, rye, cous cous and semolina as they are some of the foods which contain gluten. read more

Remember you only need to avoid flours that have wheat, rye or barley in them. There are flours that are naturally gluten free; corn (maize) flour, gram flour (ground chick peas) - gram flour is also really high in protein. The gluten free flours are usually based on a combination of flours to obtain the best characteristics. read more

Wheat free and gluten free alternative flours Wheat flour contains gluten—the protein that strengthens and binds dough in baking. Because of this, when baking with wheat free flours you will usually need to source alternative binding agents. read more