According to the blog Kuwaiti Trailmix, Kuwait recently subsidized gluten-free products making it the first Arab Muslim country to do so in the Middle East. Kuwait Flour Mills have started selling wheat-free products for reasonable prices including:
Hamburger Buns: 690 fils
Vanilla cupcakes: 390 fils
Hot dog rolls: 590 fils
Loaf of Bread “Toast”: 700 fils
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15 replies on “Kuwait Becomes First Arab Nation To Subsidize Gluten-Free Products”
How is 700 fils for a loaf of bread subsidised?
Firin sells a white loaf of gluten free bread loaf for KD2 and brown for KD4.
Wow!!! living healthy is way too expensive here in Kuwait!!
Can somebody explain to me why gluten free products are more expensive? Is it a difficult process to make gluten free products?
My guess would be the kind of flour they use is more expensive
Well that’s very considerate of the government towards people with Celiac disease.
Isn’t it also the first government in the world to SUBSIDIZE (not produce) gluten free products?
https://nogluten-noproblem.com/2013/02/how-do-other-countries-offset-the-gluten-free-premium.html
This is why I specifically said Kuwait is the first “Arab Muslim country” in the Middle East to subsidize gluten.
https://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Bill-to-subsidize-gluten-free-bread-passes-hurdle
is it vegan ? thanks
Some are, some aren’t. The hamburger buns, for example, aren’t because they contain milk but the loaf of bread seems completely vegan.
I have tried the cupcakes, the loaf and the buns. they’re considerably smaller than your average bun/piece of toast, but they’re so delicious! 🙂
Any news on kale and quinoa ?
i dont live in kuwait so im a little confused. Is there a surge in celiac or are people hopping on the gluten free is healthy without train for hype ?
and to answer one posters question, gluten free products are a bit trickier to get down adn stabilize as a final product but once you have a winning recipe and its automated it becomes very easy. Its raw ingrediants include potato , rice flour, psyllium husks and such and are very cheap its just the Gluten Free factor sells ..
4kd for a loaf of bread… thats insane .. so glad i bake my own sourdough and mill my own flour
You are correctly confused. It’s more of a surge of stupidity.
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Except that recent research has shown that gluten free food has little to no difference from regular food [1].
Only helps if are allergic to it.
[1] https://www.sciencealert.com/study-of-more-than-3-200-products-finds-gluten-free-foods-aren-t-a-healthier-choice-for-everyone