CELIAC DISEASE AND NEW ATTEMPTS TO DEVELOP GLUTEN-FREE MEAT PRODUCT FORMULATIONS

Özet

Celiac disease (CD) is one of the most common diseases related to nutrition affecting consumers all over the world. There has been a steady increment in the production of ready-to-eat meat products with rapid changes in dietary habits, urbanization, and globalization. Despite this increase in manufacturing of ready-to-eat meat products, there is still a market demand present for gluten-free meat products. Since the only treatment for CD is a lifelong gluten-free diet, an undeniable need is present for meeting the nutritive demands of CD sufferers by improving the range of gluten-free products with both high nutritive and technological quality. The present paper overall covers the CD and its impacts in connection with the development strategies for gluten-free meat product formulations.