Don't put your trust in anyone on this forum, including me. You are the key to your own success. It is an emulsifier, like soy lecithin. It's a gummy substance left behind as a byproduct of the oil extraction for sunflower oil. get the aversion to grains, I get the aversion to legumes, I get nut avoidance, I get the avoidance of refined fats and sugars-they are high in allergens, high in irritants, often generally lower on the nutrient-density scale, the fats and proteins are lower quality...avoidance often makes sense.