Gluten Flour vs. Vital Wheat Gluten

Vital Wheat Gluten making machine

      Vital wheat gluten and gluten flour, also sometimes simply called wheat gluten, refer to the same thing: an extraction of the protein in wheat flour with no starch. Vital wheat gluten is sold as a loose “flour” in grocery stores and health food stores, where, when mixed with water and spices, it makes seitan, a vegetarian “meat” that is rich in protein. Vital wheat gluten can also be added to regular flours to increase the content, making high-gluten flour, which is ideal for baking chewier breads. Homemade seitan will have less added fat and fillers than commercial seitan, which also frequently includes extra sodium.