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
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling Protocol
2.2. Nutrient Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Retail Beef Cuts (Raw Composite Samples) | Gluten Analysis Results (ppm *) (Lowest Limit of Detection = 5 ppm) |
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Brisket, Flat Half | <5 ppm |
Clod Roast | <5 ppm |
Stew | <5 ppm |
Denver Cut | <5 ppm |
Underblade Roast | <5 ppm |
Country Style Ribs | <5 ppm |
America’s Beef Roast | <5 ppm |
Chuck Eye Steak | <5 ppm |
Top Blade Steak | <5 ppm |
Mock Tender Steak | <5 ppm |
Short Ribs | <5 ppm |
Ribeye Steak (bone-in) | <5 ppm |
Ribeye Steak (boneless) | <5 ppm |
Inside Skirt Steak | <5 ppm |
Outside Skirt Steak | <5 ppm |
Porterhouse Steak | <5 ppm |
T-Bone steak | <5 ppm |
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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. 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 2017, 9, 936. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9090936
McNeill SH, Cifelli AM, Roseland JM, Belk KE, Woerner DR, Gehring KB, Savell JW, Brooks JC, Thompson LD. 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. 2017; 9(9):936. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9090936
Chicago/Turabian StyleMcNeill, Shalene H., Amy M. Cifelli, Janet M. Roseland, Keith E. Belk, Dale R. Woerner, Kerri B. Gehring, Jeffrey W. Savell, J. Chance Brooks, and Leslie D. Thompson. 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, no. 9: 936. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9090936