May 6, 2009

Gluten-Free Cake at Starbucks

We have another exciting item in the land of Anti-Glutites. Starbucks is now selling a cake that is Gluten-Free called the "Valencia Orange Cake". On the package it states, "Wrapped for gluten-free goodness" so that its not in the display among all the glutinous goodies they sell. I am surprised that the first ingredient listed is eggs. I don't see any potato flour, corn flour or rice flour at the beginning of the ingredients. In fact, rice flour is only listed as an ingredient of the Gluten-Free Baking Powder which is listed second to last.

  

http://blogs.starbucks.com/blogs/customer/archive/2009/04/29/gluten-free-valencia-cake.aspx

  

As I started typing this post I started eating the cake. The words, "Extremely Moist" come to mind. Extremely moist meaning, not gooey, not under cooked, not soggy... MOIST. There isn't a gritty or rough texture to the cake. Fluffy also comes to mind. The cake actually stayed together instead of crumbling into a billion pieces. In a way it was kind of like a pound cake; a fluffy pound cake or those mini Hostess blueberry muffins I used to get at AM PM (before I know I had Celiac Disease).

  

I must say I was hoping the cake would of been a little sweeter. The flavor was good, but I think it could of been fabulous with just a bit more of the Valencia Orange Pulp.

Posted by Lindsy Riches (Anti-Glutite) at 12:58 PM

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What is Celiac Disease?

Celiac disease is a disease of the small intestine. The small intestine is a 22 foot long tube that begins at the stomach and ends at the large intestine (colon). The first 1-1/2 feet of the small intestine (the part that is attached to the stomach) is called the duodenum, the middle part is called the jejunum, and the last part (the part that is attached to the colon) is called the ileum. Food empties from the stomach into the small intestine where it is digested and absorbed into the body. While food is being digested and absorbed, it is transported by the small intestine to the colon. What enters the colon is primarily undigested food. In celiac disease, there is an immunological (allergic) reaction within the inner lining of the small intestine to (gluten) that are present in wheat, rye, barley and, to a lesser extent, in oats. The immunological reaction causes inflammation that destroys the lining of the small intestine. This reduces the absorption of dietary nutrients and can lead to symptoms and signs of nutritional, vitamin, and mineral deficiencies.

I found this information at the link below.
http://www.medicinenet.com/celiac_disease/article.htm

BTW I dont claim to be an expert or doctor. This is information I have found or what has worked for me.