"Vital Wheat Gluten
Brief Introdction:
wheat gluten meal is also named vital wheat gluten. The flour is used as its raw material, and from which extracts a light brown natural grain powder through intensively processing. It is a good solubles protein, containing fifteen amino acid essential for human body. After all, it can yet be regarded as a plant protein food looking good, smelling good and tasting good. It is the basic raw material of high-grade aquatic food.
Specification:
Protein≥75%
Moisture≤8%
Ash (lime)≤1%
The rate of absorbing water≥160%
The degree of thickness: 99% through 200 um tough silk sieve
Taste, smell: normal, with grain delicious
Outward ap: light yellow powder"
Emphasis added. Note that it looks like this is also used as a human food additive/supplement.
"This company also exports wheat flour, cornstarch, sweet potato starch, protein powder, zinc oxide, carrots, garlic, ginger, and other agricultural products."
This story is going to go ballistic.
You can just noticed a previously unobserved elephant in the living room.
God knows what else this stuff is in.
It's in the bread flour that I used to make a pizza crust with today. I mean, this really isn't news is it? I thought it was common knowledge that wheat gluten was a widely used ingredient. Is there a difference between wheat gluten and "vital" wheat gluten?
Anyway, nice to know that free trade is doing such a wonderful job diversifying our food supply, John Locke's invisible hand and all.
Looks like this is a good time to be a Celiac. 8-)