Seitan: The Vegan Meat Substitute Is So Healthy

Seitan – that’s in the “vegetable meat”

Seitan consists of water and wheat flour from which gluten is “washed out”. The meat substitute is easier to make if you use gluten flour right away.

• 100 grams of seitan contain about 2 grams of fat. Of these, 0.3 grams are saturated fat, 0.8 grams are polyunsaturated fat and 0.2 grams is monounsaturated fat. Cholesterol does not contain seitan.
• Numerous minerals are present in 100 grams of seitan, with 29 milligrams of sodium, 100 milligrams of potassium, 142 milligrams of calcium, 5.2 milligrams of iron, and 25 milligrams of magnesium. By the way, we present other iron-rich foods in another article.
• In addition, there are 14 grams of carbohydrates per 100 grams of vegan food, of which 0.6 grams is fiber. We explain the terms carbohydrates and fiber separately. Sugar is not contained in seitan.
• With 75 grams of protein per 100 grams, seitan is a valuable source of protein. You can also find out everything you need to know about vegetable proteins from us.
• However, vitamins are missing in plant-based meat substitutes. You can read about what vitamins are in another post.

This is how the ingredients of seitan affect your health

If you know the ingredients of a food, you can derive the effect on health.

• The body needs polyunsaturated fatty acids for cell renewal, among other things. Saturated fat may not have such a good reputation, but it is also an important source of energy for health. You can read about the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in detail in another article.
• Proteins are the basic building blocks of all our cells. In addition, the proteins have to fulfill numerous other tasks in the body. We have summarized everything you need to know about vegetable proteins in a separate article.
• Iron is one of the important trace elements that a healthy body needs. What trace elements are, we explain in detail in another article.

Seitan: A healthy, vegetarian, and vegan meat substitute

Seitan is a healthy alternative to meat, but not for everyone.

• If you value vegetarian or vegan food, seitan is certainly a healthy food that you can easily integrate into your diet.
• However, if you suffer from gluten intolerance, you have to do without it – seitan basically consists of the sticky protein. What gluten actually is, we describe in another article. We also devote ourselves to the topic of celiac disease, the symptoms, causes, and nutrition.