Vital Wheat gluten specification
		
| ITEM: | Vital Wheat gluten | CAS NO: | 8002-80-0 | 
DESCRIPTION:
Wheat gluten (vital wheat gluten) is a kind of natural plant protein extracted from wheat flour and is also a kind of nutritious plant protein resource consisting of multi-amino acids. It has strong hygroscopicity, viscoelastic extension, film formability, adhesion heat coagulability and liposuction emulsibility, takes on mild and mellow flavor, somewhat has a variety of unique physical properties of grain, meeting multi-functional requirements of food and providing a basic raw material featuring multi-functions, attracting appearance, nutrient and economic value for developing new food field.
SPECIFCATION:
| ITEM | UNIT | STANDARD | 
| Appearance | – | White/Yellow flowing Powder | 
| Absorption (Water retention) | % | 150 | 
| Crude Fat | % | Max 1.8 (on dry basis) | 
| Moisture | % | Max 9.0 | 
| Ash (Residue on ignition) | % | Max 1.0 | 
| Protein(Nx6.25) | % | Min. 82.00 (on dry basis) | 
| Sieve | % | Min. 95.00 (200?m) | 
| Taste and Smell | – | Normal taste, grain sweet smell | 
| Starch | % | Max. 10.0 | 
| Cellulose content | % | 0.5 Approx. | 
| Total plate count | PCS | Max. 10.0 per gram | 
| Yeast & molds | PCS | Max. 200.0 per gram | 
| E Coli | PCS | Absent in 1 gram | 
| Staph. aureus | PCS | Absent in 1 gram | 
| Salmonella | PCS | Absent in 25 gram | 
PACKING: 25kg/kraft bags or 1000kg jumbo bags.
STORAGE: Store unopened under 20? In dry conditions, away from direct sunlight.
SHELF LIFE: 24 months when stored according to recommendations.