Question: Hi! I love to make gluten steaks, but can not figure out the calories for them? After I wash the starch off I usually have a 2 pound ball of gluten. Can you estimate the calories in that? And there is no fat, right? Thanks for your help.
Answer: Making homemade seitan (or gluten steaks as you call them) is a highly nutritious and economical meat alternative. Besides being a great cholesterol-free protein source, it is also a good source of iron. While seitan is low in carbohydrates and fat, it is not fat-free.
Many people find it difficult to figure the exact nutritional breakdown of homemade seitan because it can be made with various wheat flours (from 100% whole wheat to unbleached bread flour). I am providing you with an estimated average nutritional composition for a 2-pound ball, and for the recommended serving size of seitan (which is 4 ounces or 1/2 cup).
THE AVERAGE FOR A 2-POUND BALL OF SEITAN:
Total Calories - 1,280
Total Fat - 16 grams
Total Carbohydrates - 80 grams
Protein - 208 grams
Cholesterol - 0 grams
Iron - 28.8 milligrams
THE AVERAGE FOR ONE SERVING (4 OUNCES OR 1/2 CUP) OF SEITAN:
Total Calories - 160
Total Fat - 2 grams (3% RDA)
Total Carbohydrates - 10 grams (3% RDA)
Protein - 26 grams (43-50% RDA)
Cholesterol - 0 grams
Iron - 3.6 milligrams (20% RDA)
*Percent RDA is an approximation based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
For more information, read...
"Seitan" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seitan
and my Q&A
"Seitan: What is it and how do you make it?"
Other Recommended Reading...
• Cooking With Seitan: The Complete Vegetarian "Wheat-Meat" Cookbook
by Barbara Jacobs and Leonard Jacobs
• The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen
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• Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
• Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Plant-Based Diet
by Brenda Davis & Vesanto Melina
• Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World
by Bob Torres, Jenna Torres
• Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Cooking
by Beverly Lynn Bennett and Ray Sammartano
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