Tag: Gluten extraction

Invented by Italian scientist Jacopo Beccari in 1745, the process of isolating gluten has long been a cornerstone of cereal chemistry. This technique relies on a fundamental principle of physical chemistry to separate the complex protein from other components in wheat flour, mainly leveraging its unique insolubility.

Vital wheat gluten, a highly concentrated form of gluten, can be found in the baking aisle of many grocery stores. So, can you get pure gluten? The answer is yes, it is commercially available as a powder made from wheat flour that has been processed to remove almost all of the starch.