Wheat gluten, also known as active gluten powder, wheat gluten, a natural protein extracted from wheat (flour), pale yellow color, composed of a variety of amino acids, protein content as high as 75% to 85%, containing ten of the human body must be five amino acids, a nutrient-rich plant protein resources. Viscosity, elasticity, extensibility, film forming, and liposuction. wheat gluten is a good dough conditioner, is widely used in the production of bread, pasta, instant noodles can also be used with meat products as a water retaining agent, and high-grade aquatic feed the basic raw material. At present, also wheat gluten as an efficient green flour gluten agent for high gluten flour, the production of bread flour, add the amount of unrestricted wheat gluten, or to increase the protein content of food plants effectively approach.
Wheat gluten, also called wheat meat, mock duck, gluten meat, or simply gluten, is a food made from gluten, the main protein of wheat. It is made by washing wheat flour dough with water until all the starch dissolves, leaving insoluble gluten as an elastic mass which is then cooked before being eaten.
Wheat gluten is an alternative to soybean-based meat substitutes such as tofu. Some types of wheat gluten have a chewy or stringy texture that resembles meat more than other substitutes. Wheat gluten is often used instead of meat in Asian, vegetarian, Buddhist, and macrobiotic cuisines. Simulated duck is a common use for wheat gluten.
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