Frequently Asked Questions
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One of the many benefits of our variety of oats is that it is naturally hull-less. This means the hull is very loose and comes off during harvesting. We do not have to use the same dehulling methods as other oat manufacturers that typically results in damage to the oat groat, rendering it unable to sprout.
Why might your oats not sprout?
1) On rare occasion, if there has been a late rain (as there was in 2025 in the Dakotas), the oats will partially sprout in the field. You can see the sprout forming if you scrape into the grain. If that has happened, those oats will not sprout again. If we come across a lot of oats from a farm that have signs of sprouting in over 5% of the total grain, we reject the load.
2) A heat wave close to harvest may lower germination rates and seed vigor, reducing the chance the will sprout.
3) The sprouting process needs to be followed carefully the ensure sprouting and not promote microbial growth. Please follow sprouting instructions, which can be found in various locations like this on the internet.
Naked Oats contain all the active enzymes and nutrients needed to germinate, and they are very easy and fun to sprout!
MGFP Raw Oatmeal is a truly unique product; it should never be eaten raw or combined with cold liquid. Other oatmeal manufacturers use water and heat in their process. Our Raw Oatmeal has never been treated with heat, steam, or water, which retains more nutrients and keeps the enzymes in tact. These enzymes will activate once wet ingredients are added. The oats must be eaten or heated immediately, otherwise they will go sour and create an environment where unhealthy microbes can flourish.
Raw Oatmeal is more nutritious, flavorful, and has a longer shelf life than standard oatmeal that has been heated once or twice during processing before it is even packaged. The enzymes in other oatmeals are broken and the protein partially denatured by the heat, thus altering the nutrition, taste, and aroma of real oatmeal. You can make our Raw Oatmeal and serve or bake it immediately or even keep it warm in a rice cooker for hours and it will stay fresh; keep it overnight, even frozen, after it has been wet it will start to sour.
Measuring by weight is much more accurate than volume. Different measuring techniques leave too many variables and can affect your final product. For some recipes, the ratio of flour to liquid is very important, so we provide weights to emphasize this. Eventually, we hope to convert all of our recipes to include both weight and volume measurements.
When measuring by weight, you can also make substitutions more easily because every gluten free flour has a different weight to volume ratio. If you use recipes where the flours are measured by weight, you can replace the total grams of flour with an equivalent number of grams of our All Purpose Baking Mix and have success with almost any recipe.
Yes! Simply replace the 2 1/4 tsp of yeast that the recipes call for with 1 tsp of lemon juice and 1 tsp baking soda.
Our bread mixes can be made egg free and vegan by replacing the eggs with with applesauce, tofu, OR flax. For our recipes, you would use 150 grams (~3/4 cup) total of unsweetened applesauce OR silken tofu puree. You can also make a “flax egg” by mixing 3 Tablespoons ground flax seed with 9 Tablespoons water. Let the flax and water mixture gelatinize in the refrigerator for 15 minutes before adding to the bread recipe.
Montana Gluten Free Naked Oats have a very long shelf life. Just keep it dry (in a sealed container if your climate is humid) and cool, and it will keep for years. Heat exposure and temperature fluctuations will decrease shelf life, so please bring your delivery inside as soon as you receive it and keep in a stable, cool temperature environment.
Yes, all of our products and processes are Kosher certified by OU.
We do have several certified USDA organic products available. These products are Alll Purpose Baking Mix, Toasted Oat Bread Mix, Rocky Mountain Rice, Raw Oatmeal, Toasted Oat Flour, and Oat Bran/ Cream of Oats.
Please be sure to choose from the “Organic Products” section of the website if you are wanting organic product.
If the product you are interested in is not listed in the Organic Products section, feel free to contact us as it may be temporarily out of stock.
All organic products are certified organic by the Montana Department of Agriculture.
Oats are naturally gluten free. Unfortunately, oats are often contaminated either by being grown in fields that contained wheat or barley previously or through the use of combines, trucks, and processing facilities that are also used for wheat or barley.
At Montana Gluten Free, our oats are grown and packaged using careful gluten-free protocols. This means the oats are grown in dedicated fields, harvested and processed with dedicated equipment, and packaged in a dedicated gluten free facility.
Read more about our testing on our About Us page.
Yes, we are certified by GFCO. The oats we use are grown using purity protocol gluten free standards, and we test each lot both in house and at outside labs numerous times (see our About Us page for more information on our testing). The facility where we mill, package, and store the oats is certified gluten free as are our products. GFCO’s certification is based on a <10PPM limit but we aim for a more strict <5PPM standard.
We do ship to Canada. However, due to the higher cost of shipping, free shipping doesn’t apply to orders outside the U.S.
ZEGO is the parent company of Montana Gluten Free and manages all billing and order processing. Rest assured—your order is correct, and you’re still purchasing the same trusted Montana Gluten Free products. Both brands are part of the same company and continue to operate with the same commitment to quality and gluten-free standards you rely on.
If you ever have further questions about a specific charge, our team is always happy to help.