Food ingredient · Protein
Wheat gluten
The protein of wheat, added to strengthen bread dough and in meat alternatives.
- Industrial protein
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points wheat gluten costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An ingredient typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list wheat gluten
892 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list wheat gluten. The 12 most scanned:
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Thin-Sliced Dave's Killer Bread · 20.5 oz Score 42 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Bread 21 Whole Grains and Seeds Dave's Killer Bread · 765 g Score 44 out of 100 Okay -
Ezekiel 4:9 Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread Food For Life Baking Co Inc · 24 oz Score 73 out of 100 Good -
100% Whole Wheat Bread Nature's Own · 20 oz (567 g) Score 59 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Bread Good Seed Thin-Sliced Dave's Killer Bread · 20.5 oz Score 44 out of 100 Okay -
Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Buttermilk Kodiak · 2041.165665 Score 53 out of 100 Okay -
Honey Wheat Bread Nature's Own · 20 oz Score 30 out of 100 Poor -
English Muffins Thomas' · 13 oz, 6 muffins Score 47 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Bread Dave's Killer Bread · 24 oz Score 59 out of 100 Okay -
Organic Bread Good Seed Dave's Killer Bread · 27 oz Score 42 out of 100 Okay -
Power Cakes Flapjack & Waffle Mix Kodiak · 567 g Score 68 out of 100 Good -
Carb Balance Flour Tortilla Wraps Mission · 340 g Score 46 out of 100 Okay
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- No
- Allergen
- Wheat
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (14)
- gluten
- gluten wheat
- weizengluten
- wheat gluten
- gluten de ble
- wheat protein
- wheat proteins
- vital wheat gluten
- wheat gluten vital
- gluten de ble vital
- seitan wheat gluten
- organic wheat gluten
- wheat protein isolate
- hydrolyzed wheat gluten