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Product Name: Vital Wheat Gluten

CAS No.: 8002-80-0

Description: Vital Wheat GLuten occurs as a cream to light tan, free-flowing powder. It is the water-insoluble complex protein obtained by water extraction of wheat or wheat flour. It is soluble in alkalies, and partly soluble in alcohol and dilute acids. Vital Wheat Gluten is characterized by high viscoelasticity when hydrated, while devitalized wheat gluten has lost this character because of denaturation by heat.

Specification: Food Grade

ITEMS SPECIFICATION

TASTE AND SMELL NORMAL TASTE, GRAIN SWEET SMELL

APPEARANCE WHITE YELLOW FLOWING POWDER

MOISTURE ≤9 %

PROTEIN(N X 5.7) ≥75%

ASH ≤1.0%

WATER ABSORPTION RATE ≥150%

PH(10% SOLUTION) 5-6.5

FAT ≤1.8%

CARBOHYDRATES ≤15%

TOTAL PLATE COUNT ≤6000CFU/G

YEAST AND MOULDS ≤100CFU/G

COLIFORM ≤10CFU/G

STAPH. AUREUS ≤1CFU/G

SALMONELLA ≤25CFU/G

Main Application: 

1. Used as natural additive to be added into flour to produce wheat powder for bread, needles, 

dumplings and fine dried noodles. 

2. Used in the food industry to produce gluten, bran dough, ham sausage, steamed bean curd roll 

vegetarian "chicken", lunch meat canned food, etc. 

3. Used as replacer of a-starch to be used in the feed of eel and turtle, or used as a protein resource to 

replace fish powder. 

4. Used in bulked feed to offer protein and improve the outlook of feed. Moreover, it also can be used to 

increase the vegetable protein assay of food.

Packing and Transportation: Packing: Kraft paper bag of 25kg net, or jumbo bag of 850kg, 1000kg.

The transportation shall be in accordance with the requirement of general chemicals. 

Storage: Store in a cool, dry, ventilated environment.