What is vital wheat gluten? Where do I find it?!


Question: What is vital wheat gluten!? Where do I find it!?
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You can buy it in powder form in many supermarkets or health food markets (in the baking aisle)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Wheat gluten, also called seitan ([?se?tɑn]), wheat meat, gluten meat, or simply gluten, is a food made from the gluten of wheat!. It is made by washing wheat flour dough with water until all the starch dissolves, leaving insoluble gluten as a gummy mass, which is subject to further processing!.

Wheat gluten, although not as well known, is an alternative to soybean-based meat substitutes, such as tofu; some types of wheat gluten have a texture more like that of meat than tofu has, because of their chewy and/or stringy texture!. Wheat gluten often is used instead of meat in Asian, vegetarian, Buddhist, and macrobiotic cuisines!. Simulated duck is a common use for wheat gluten

You can find it at most health food storesWww@FoodAQ@Com

Vital wheat gluten is a powder!. It is the gluten of wheat, simply put!. You can buy it in a box or in bulk at most health food stores or even in health food sections of the grocery store!. It is usually with specialty flours!. It can be used to make seitan, or add it to whole wheat bread to give it more structure!. It is very high in protein too!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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