Where To Find Gluten Free Foods

When it is about Nigerian food, there are different kinds of food which are Gluten Free Foods. These could be safely consumed by anyone who has a gluten sensitivity or celiac disease. There are different types like Akpu, Garri, etc. which contain cassava root. Acorn swallow is also made of maize. The Nigerian food could be eaten safely by anyone. It’s quite healthy.

People often feel dismayed about the gluten-free foods as there is a lack of options available for them. A lot of good tasting dishes are not being consumed as they contain barley, wheat, and other gluten grains. Fortunately, a lot of typical Nigerian foods do not contain gluten naturally. You may enjoy a wide range of scrumptious, healthy meals without witnessing any kind of celiac symptoms or gluten sensitivity.

Yam Flour



You would already know that yam is a traditional food but do you know that it is also gluten-free food? Thus, yam flour makes the best substitute for barley and wheat flour. Some of the recipes also need to be changed a bit, but yam could be used for making different types of yummy baked foods.

Apart from being gluten-free, yam is also quite rich in fiber and other complex carbohydrates. They also comprise of different vitamins like Vitamin B6, something which people who ignore gluten find hard to obtain.

Plantain flour 




Plantain is a food which is naturally free from gluten. The plantain flour is quite yummy and could be incorporated into a number of recipes. Plantain is high in terms of vitamins significantly Vitamin B and Vitamin C.

Coconut flour




Coconut is a classic ingredient which everybody likes but not everyone has tried preparing anything like Nigerian food fufu with the coconut flour. It has a very light texture and a mild sweet taste. Coconut flour is quite a delicious substitute for grain flour. It is the perfect ingredient for the extremely sweet dishes like pancakes. It can even be stirred into soups and sauces. Coconut flour is also considered to be a very good substitute of nut flours in case you have allergy from tree nuts. 

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