Urban Platter · Kitchen staple
Vital Wheat Gluten (Seitan Base)
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B66/100
what’s true
75 g protein, 81% of calories. Grade B.
protein / 100 g
75 g
81% of calories · lean
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.