Does Charcoal Contain Gluten
Many charcoal products contain a form of starch—it’s there to help hold the charcoal pieces together and to provide for a controlled burn. And wheat starch is one of the common starches used for this purpose. Now, wheat starch doesn’t contain much gluten, but it does contain a tiny bit. And while most people with gluten issues probably won’t be bothered by cooking their foods on a wheat starch-containing charcoal fire, those of us who are particularly sensitive to trace gluten may get low-grade symptoms from this (especially if we accidentally get some charcoal soot on our roasted marshmallows)....