Oats FAQs

Golden Prairie sells rolled or old-fashioned organic and conventional gluten free oats.

• Rolled or old-fashioned oats: the hulled whole grain of the oat steamed and rolled, allowing it to stay fresh longer and cook quicker.
• Steel-cut oats: the hulled whole grain of the oat cut into two or three pieces.
• Quick oats: oats that are rolled and steamed longer and cut into smaller pieces.
• Instant oats: quick oats that are rolled and steamed longer and cut into even smaller pieces.

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In their pure state, oats are truly a gluten-free grain. However, if oats are grown, harvested, or processed with the same equipment as other grains that contain gluten, cross-contamination can occur. Here at Golden Prairie Oats, we take great care to ensure our oats are grown, harvested, and processed without the possibility of cross-contamination.

Quality inspections by third parties also ensure the crops are free from contamination by wheat, rye, barley and other related grains — and that the gluten-free product is, in fact, that. This is the only way to be totally sure that oats are safely free of even trace amounts of gluten.

The FDA limit for gluten free foods is 20ppm while the Golden Prairie Oats gluten specification is 10ppm maximum. We have made the decision to go with the lower limit of 10ppm or less because we want to provide the cleanest, safest gluten-free oats in the market. “Golden Prairie Oats feels the best way to assure that products are gluten-free is the use of a 3rd party 17025 approved lab.

We specialize in organic gluten-free rolled oats and natural gluten-free rolled oats. Our distributor has 36 warehouses located throughout the US. Additionally, you can find Golden Prairie Oats at local stores. Explore our interactive map to see what stores carry Golden Prairie Oats.