Why Do Oats Have Gluten?

However, oats are often contaminated with gluten because they may be processed in the same facilities as gluten-containing grains like wheat, rye, and barley.

How do you remove gluten from oats?

So how do you get rid of the gluten in oats? To eliminate those gluten-containing seeds, you either have to sort them out or grow the oats in their own separate field, and in both cases you have to do the rest of the oat processing on dedicated machines in buildings that never see any glutinous grains.

Are oats really gluten free?

While oats are naturally gluten free, they may come in contact with gluten-containing grains such as wheat, rye and barley at the farm, in storage or during transportation.