What is Barley?

• Barley is a cereal grain that is often used in bread, beverages, breakfast cereals, stews, porridges, soups, and other dishes.
• It is known to contain Gluten.
• The major proteins in barley endosperm are hordein (35–45%), gluten (35–45%), prolamin, albumin, and globulin.
• Having an intolerance to this grain may mean that there is an intolerance to the structure of this food or proteins found in this food.