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

Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

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

  • 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:

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

Sources

  1. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org