Consumption of Tritordeum Bread Reduces Immunogenic Gluten Intake without Altering the Gut Microbiota

Gluten proteins are responsible for the wheat breadmaking quality. However, gluten is also related to human pathologies for which the only treatment is a gluten-free diet (GFD). GFD has gained popularity among individuals who want to reduce their gluten intake. Tritordeum is a cereal species that originated after crossing durum wheat with wild barley and differs from bread wheat in its gluten composition. In this work, we have characterized the immunogenic epitopes of tritordeum bread and results from a four-phase study with healthy adults for preferences of bread and alterations in the gut microbiota after consuming wheat bread, gluten-free bread, and tritordeum bread are reported. Tritordeum presented fewer peptides related to gluten proteins, CD-epitopes, and IgE binding sites than bread wheat. Participants rated tritordeum bread higher than gluten-free bread. Gut microbiota analysis revealed that the adherence to a strict GFD involves some minor changes, especially altering the species producing short-chain fatty acids. However, the short-term consumption of tritordeum bread does not induce significant changes in the diversity or community composition of the intestinal microbiota in healthy individuals. Therefore, tritordeum bread could be an alternative for healthy individuals without wheat-related pathologies who want to reduce their gluten consumption without harming their gut health.

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Main Authors: Haro, Carmen, Guzmán-López, María H., Marín-Sanz, Miriam, Sánchez-León, Susana, Vaquero, Luis, Pastor, Jorge, Comino, Isabel, Sousa Martín, Carolina, Vivas, Santiago, Landa, Blanca B., Barro Losada, Francisco
Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022-05-16
Subjects:Tritordeum, IgE binding, Gliadin, Gluten, Gluten-free diet, Glutenin, Immunogenic gluten peptides, Microbiota,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/286463
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011011
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85130723921
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