vital wheat gluten

[vitalwheatgluten]

It is a big source of "protein" but I can't help but believe that it has a poor amino acid profile. Does anyone know what the amino acid breakdown is?

 

Even wheat in general, like in bread, pasta, or cereal, usually has decently high protein totals. I just doubt wheat gluten has any real protein value. Does anyone know otherwise? Thanks.

[chrisjs]

It's fairly low in lysine. PDCAAS is 0.25.

 

Profile should be similar to wheat flour as gluten makes up about 80% of wheat protein: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/9265/2

[beforewisdom]

It is a big source of "protein" but I can't help but believe that it has a poor amino acid profile. Does anyone know what the amino acid breakdown is?

 

Even wheat in general, like in bread, pasta, or cereal, usually has decently high protein totals. I just doubt wheat gluten has any real protein value. Does anyone know otherwise? Thanks.

 

You may find this post by Jack Norris, vegan RD to be interesting

http://jacknorrisrd.com/?p=1180

[vistor1234]

Not sure if you found an answer but i saw this listed a bit before another link in a google search that i used to update my Cron-o-meter entry for vital wheat gluten.

 

It give the amino acid profile for their pet food vital wheat gluten figure my baking stuff would be about the same, good guess anyway?

 

 

do a google for "beneopro w vital wheat gluten" should get a link for a pdf with the amino acid layout