Tempura is rice flour. Rice has no gluten. Tempura is not Americanized, it is traditional.

Quit worrying so much, you'll raise your cortisol levels c:

Side note: the danger of tempura flakes is the omega 6-rich oils in which it is fried.

EDIT: Looks like I'm wrong about tempura: it's poison after all! At least the preparation seems to attempt not to activate the gluten. I wonder: does this change the body's reaction to gliaden in any way?

Tempura is rice flour. Rice has no gluten. Tempura is not Americanized, it is traditional.

Quit worrying so much, you'll raise your cortisol levels c:

Side note: the danger of tempura flakes is the omega 6-rich oils in which it is fried.