Separated Wheat Protein
Level 3 — Contested
Separated Wheat Protein is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: wheat gluten, vital wheat gluten, wheat protein isolate
Where you'll see it
Hovis Multigrain Seed Sensations, Lean Cuisine pasta, commercial breads
What the research says
Low-protein flour with separated wheat protein added back later is an industrial pattern that gives 'manufacturer enormous control over the consistency of the product.' Marker of UPF bread construction — the kind of decomposition-then-reassembly that defines NOVA 4.
[ultra-processed-people] Low-protein flour with separated wheat protein added back later is an industrial pattern that gives 'manufacturer enormous control over the consistency of the product.' Marker of UPF bread construction — the kind of decomposition-then-reassembly that defines NOVA 4.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Ultra-Processed People (van Tulleken) — Chapter 11: UPF is pre-chewed: Lots of breads like this use low-protein flour and then add separated wheat protein later, because it gives the manufacturer enormous control over the consistency of the product