[Avodah] Five Minnim and Oats

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Michael:
> yeast and
> gluten is what makes hametz, but halakha knows nothing of gluten and
> yeast; halakha just knows that wet wheat/barley (oats is a serious
> question, AFAIK) is hametz

I am pondering out loud:

Q: could the 5 minim be defined as those plants that have signifcant
gluten?

Q: Rice and millet produce sirchon not himmutz - what is the
difference? Could it be lack of Gluten?

Q: To which "grains" are Celiac sufferers allergic? Could those form
the category of what can become hametz or matza?

Q: Could Hazal have been grouping grains by gluten content withou having
any direct knowledge of gluten itself? IOW they knew it had a common
component w/o knowing the specifics?

KT
RRW
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