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Vital Wheat Gluten

This single-ingredient wheat gluten provides 24 g of protein per 30 g serving and can be used in baking or seitan. It contains wheat and carries a California Prop 65 warning for lead, cadmium and arsenic.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains wheat
$26.29 lowest price at Anthonys Goods
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
120caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (30g)
Protein
24g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
30mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: Wheat Gluten
72 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%100
Processing · counts 20%35
Sourcing · counts 10%45
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 72
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Wheat Gluten
Processing 35 · Wheat is processed to isolate the gluten protein, then dried and ground.
Sourcing 45 · The brand says farmers supply it worldwide, but names no region or growing practice.
Transparency 65 · Single-ingredient list and stated gluten-isolation process; no farm or region named.
California Prop 65 warning for lead, cadmium and arsenic
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Wheat Gluten
1 ingredient
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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