does nama shoyu bother anyone?

[lydias]

I am trying to avoid wheat/gluten and was wondering if nama shoyu bothers one with wheat allergy?

[Eva]

Other things with wheat don't seem to bother me, but Nama Shoyu does. I feel like crap after I have it, so I try to avoid it.

[juliebove]

It does have wheat in it so if you have a wheat allergy, you need to avoid it.

[eachpeachpearplum]

Unfortunatly yes. I am intollerant to wheat and now that I am all raw I am very sensitive. When I need to use soy sauce I am OK with organic tamari - yum!. With NS I would wake the next day with brain fog, a headach and very swollen joints and puffy hands!:(

[Bananna]

Does Braggs have wheat in it too then?

[StarFire]

Does Braggs have wheat in it too then?

I dunno about wheat in Braggs... BUT... BRAGGS does have a 'natural form' of MSG.... :eek: aaackkkk!!!

At the certification class I was just at -- there was one gal there that couldn't eat Nama Shoyu ... Alissa just left it out of the recipes and substituted a tiny bit of salt in it's place....

Tamari is supposed to be wheat free -- and personally I love the taste of tamari.... it's great stuff!!

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[Bananna]

Hmmmm. Tamari. you expert you :)'

....now to find it. Raw....

[walnutty]

Yes, it does bother me. So I use San-J brand Organic Tamari Wheat Free Soy Sauce Reduced Sodium when I need nama shoyu in a recipe. Good luck!

[Eva]

If it's helpful, sometimes I use sesame oil and salt or tahini and salt to get the Asian flavor. Otherwise (like in flax crackers), just salt does the trick.

[RawSweetie]

Yes, it does bother me. I can't handle gluten..:( It gave me headaches.

I just poured it down the drain a couple of days ago.

So Braggs has a natural form of MSG?!! :eek:

[shashibala]

Does Tamari contain glutamates (msg) as well?

[Nini]

When I use NS I itch all over about 30 min. later.:(

I usually just use a tiny bit of celtic sea salt. The flavor isn't the same, but I'm more comfortable!

[beppa66]

Yes, it bothers me as does soy sauce, braggs, etc. So we buy wheat free tamari (it's by the soy sauces in the store at whole foods)

Good luck!!!

[jacsam]

Nope....but I do like Braggs amino acids better.

[Bananna]

does Tamari sauce have to say raw on the bottle, or is it all raw?

[amyambro1]

I use braggs quite a bit and love it for many recipes. It doesn't seem to bother me. I haven't tried nama shoyu but don't think I will after reading this thread. I think I can live without it. supposedly wheat is really bad for dogs too. my friend says they're allergic to it :confused: and that most dog foods have it. maybe i should take this over to the raw pets forum. :)