Urban Platter · Kitchen staple

Vital Wheat Gluten (Seitan Base)

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B66/100
they shout
75% protein
what’s true
75 g protein, 81% of calories. Grade B.
protein / 100 g
75 g
81% of calories · lean
₹100 buys
126 g
of protein
sugar
0 g
none added
price
₹299
500 g

How it scored 66/100

DENSITY81% of calories are protein9.5/25
QUALITYamino score 0.42, Weak8.4/20
DOSE30 g dry = 22.6 g13.5/15
VALUE₹38 per usable 20 g14.4/20
CLEANno added sugar20/20

The deeper science

quality · DIAAS
0.45
Low, needs a partner
leucine / serving
1.5 g
below the 2.7 g trigger
planet / 20 g usable
1,200 g CO₂
Very heavy footprint · 933 L water

What’s actually in it

first on the label · Vital wheat gluten (100%), full list read.

clean short listAn ingredient list you can read aloud without pausing. Rarer than it should be.
FSSAI: 75 g/100 g · 20.3 g/100 kcal, may legally print “HIGH PROTEIN” via the per-100 g + per-100 kcal route.

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Graded by math, not brands. Macros are label/brand-listed (June 2026); not medical advice.