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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;This is complicated:\u00A0&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Pure&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;\u00A0wheat grass and barley grass (just the grass, with absolutely no seeds) do not contain gluten, the protein that is thought to cause reactions in &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-celiac-disease-563183&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;celiac disease&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;\u00A0and possibly in non-celiac &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/gluten-sensitivity-562959&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;gluten sensitivity&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;That&amp;amp;#39;s because gluten occurs only in the grains \u2014 i.e., the seeds \u2014 produced by the grass plants wheat, barley and rye. (For a more detailed explanation of this, see my article\u00A0&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-gluten-562670&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;What Is Gluten&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Several different brands of multi-vitamins include wheat grass and/or barley grass as ingredients, yet the companies advertise these products as gluten-free. I&amp;amp;#39;ve also seen products like green smoothies that contain wheat grass and/or barley grass, but are labeled or called gluten-free.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;However, you need to be certain any supplier is using &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;absolutely pure&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; wheat grass and barley grass to make a product in order for the product to be considered truly gluten-free. This turns out to be much more difficult than it sounds, and at least one expert recommends avoiding these products due to the high risk of gluten cross-contamination.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Details Matter In Production of Gluten-Free Wheat, Barley Grass Products&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;As I said above, wheat grass and barley grass &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;in their pure forms&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; are considered gluten-free. But it matters how they&amp;amp;#39;re harvested and how products containing them are produced.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;For example, if a farmer allows some of the grasses to begin producing seeds prior to harvest, then that particular crop will contain gluten.\u00A0In addition, if a manufacturer of supplements produces gluten-containing products alongside or on the same equipment as it&amp;amp;#39;s using for gluten-free labeled products, then those products can be cross-contaminated unless special precautions are taken, and they may contain gluten.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;As you can see, when it comes to the question of whether wheat grass and barley grass can be considered gluten-free, the details really matter.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Expert Dietitian: Steer Clear&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in its finalized\u00A0&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/fda-rules-for-gluten-free-labeling-562768&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;gluten-free label rules&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, has said that wheat grass and barley grass can be used to make foods labeled gluten-free, as long as the finished products contain\u00A0&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-does-parts-per-million-mean-562490&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;less than 20 parts per million of gluten&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;However, dietitian Tricia Thompson, a specialist in celiac disease and &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/the-gluten-free-diet-562662&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;gluten-free diet&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; issues, recommends avoiding any product containing wheat or barley grass that&amp;amp;#39;s not specifically labeled gluten-free.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In addition, she also recommends avoiding any gluten-free-labeled product containing wheat or barley grass unless you can verify that it&amp;amp;#39;s been tested for &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/gluten-cross-contamination-562485&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot;&amp;gt;gluten cross-contamination&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; with a specific type of test: the R5 ELISA test. Other forms of testing may not produce accurate results, since they may underestimate the amount of barley gluten in the product.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h3&amp;gt;Other Vegetables Provide Same Benefits as Grasses&amp;lt;/h3&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Despite the sometimes-wild claims for the health benefits of wheat and barley grass, other green vegetables will provide you with roughly the same nutrients or even more of certain vital vitamins and minerals.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;For example, there&amp;amp;#39;s more iron, potassium, calcium and magnesium in leafy green spinach than there is in wheat grass juice, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wheat grass juice turns out to be a slightly superior source of vitamin E, but spinach and broccoli provide significantly more vitamin C.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The bottom line is, there&amp;amp;#39;s really nothing in wheat grass or barley grass that you can&amp;amp;#39;t get from other green plants. It may be possible to find a properly tested gluten-free supplement containing one or both of those grasses, but you&amp;amp;#39;d be better off sticking with supplements that don&amp;amp;#39;t include potentially risky ingredients and using whole green plants, such as spinach, kale and chard, to fulfill your nutritional needs.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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