Organic Rolled Oat Flakes "Gluten-Free" (Canadian)

Our organic rolled oats (Gluten-Free) are a gluten-free whole grain and a great source of important vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. You can make oat flour by grinding oats in a food processor or blender for all your gluten-free baking needs.

Rolled oats are among the most nutrient-dense foods you can eat, making oatmeal a perfect breakfast to start your day.

What is the difference between your Rolled Oats Flakes, Rolled Oats Flakes (Gluten-Free), Quick Rolled Oats Flakes, Oat Bran, Oat Groats, Naked (Hulless) Oats & Steel Cut Oats?

• To start all Oats are gluten-free. The difference between all the forms of oats that we sell and the Rolled Oats (Gluten Free) is simple the extra level of precautions from cross-contamination. Unless you are extremely intolerant to gluten you will never notice the difference. That is because although oats themselves don't contain gluten, they're often grown alongside other crops. The same equipment is typically used to harvest crops in neighboring fields, which leads a possibility of cross-contamination if one of those crops contains gluten.
• The difference between steel cut oats and rolled oats lies in the manufacturing process. Steel cut oats are created when a full oat groat is sliced into pieces with steel. In contrast, rolled oats are flattened using large disks. This causes the oat to become flaky and soft, allowing them to absorb more liquid.
• Quick rolled oats are rolled much thinner than and often appear as if they have been coarsely chopped. Rolled oats take between 10-15 minutes to prepare, while quick cooking oats only cook for 3-5 minutes.
• Oat groats are simply a whole oat grain just like steel cut oats and rolled oats. It is just not cut or rolled and is whole.
• Hulless or naked oats have a thinner husk than the traditional variety which falls off on its own at harvest. This saves on processing time, allowing the grains to remain intact and retain their high nutrient content.
• Oat bran is a piece of an oat groat, and oat bran is the outer layer of this oat groat, which is right underneath the inedible grain shell. It is very fibrous and ideal to add fiber to your diet.

How are Rolled Oats Made?

• Our rolled oats start off as whole oats with the husk still attached. Most of the time we will use naked oats as they are much easier to thresh.
• Threshing is the process of removing the inedible husk and straw.
• The oats are then cleaned in a blower to remove the loose husks, rocks, straw and other impurities. Our standard for husks left over in finished product is 3 per 50 grams. For other impurities its less than 1 in 100 grams.
• The oat groats are then steamed and rolled between 2 hot rollers. This squishes the groats into the classic flake. Sometime flakes will get stuck on the roller and will get a black spot. No worries this is normal just like your toasts sometimes.
• The flakes then pass through a kiln to dry them out and stabilize the enzymes to get the full 12 months of shelf life.