How to get hydrolyzed wheat protein?

Manufacturers of Texturized vegetable protein-wheat base

• There are many manufacturers of Texturized vegetable Protein in the world.Almost all the manufacturers which I have met use soy bean as the starting raw materials which is then hydrolyzed with hydrocloric acids. My Question-- Please find me one or more manufacturers( not trader ) of texturized vegetable protein in the United States who uses wheat base raw materials ( not soy ). I have many suppliers whose raw materials are from soy, therefore any manufacturer whose raw materials are from soy and not wheat base, are not the manufacturers which I am looking for- and the answer will not be considered correct for the purpose of this question. I will be posing another related question in the google answers which is related to texturized vegetable protein which involves soy base product . This question will have a different pricing. This will involve texturized vegetable protein which has chicken flavor or beef flavored from any countries around the world , except one in Israel, which my competitor is the exclusive agent and I will not be able to buy.- This related question will be posted as another separate question with another payment. Clue - there is a manufacturer in the United States whose name start with letter " M". I was not able to copy and read the complete name when I was in front of our customer , and he would not give it for confidential reason. He like us to look for other supplier because they do not like buying from their agent.

• Answer:

  Pnri, It seems that my original claim may have been wrong. There are manufacturers of texturized wheat protein in the United States and Canada. I'm listing them here, based on information I've found on their web sites. Note that two of them begin with the letter 'M', so I can't be sure which of these is the one already used by your customer. Cambrian Chemicals produces a product called "Texturized Wheat Protein". Their address and contact information is: Cambrian Chemicals Inc 627 Lyons Lane, Suite 300 Oakville, Ontario L6J 5Z7 Canada Phone: +1 (905) 338-3172 Fax: +1 (905) 338-0648 [ http://www.cambrianchemicals.com/webstart/foodlist.htm ] Manildra USA has a product line called "GemTex" which is Texturized Wheat Protein. Their address and contact information is: Manildra Group USA 4210 Shawnee Mission Parkway Suite 312A Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66205 USA Phone: +1 (913) 362-0777 Fax: +1 (913) 362-0052 [ http://www.manildrausa.com/products/texture.html ] Midwest Grain / MGP Ingredients Inc creates "Wheatex Texturized Wheat Protein". Their address and contact information is: MGP Ingredients, Inc 1300 Main Street Atchison, KS 66002-0130 USA Phone: (800) 255-0302 Fax: +1 (913) 367-0192 Note that "800" phone numbers only work inside the United States. When I looked up "Midwest Grain" on [ http://www.superpages.com ] the phone number listed with that address was +1 (913) 367-1480. [ http://www.midwestgrain.com/vegetarian/index.htm ] Originally, I was under the assumption that texturized wheat protein was only produced under the brand name "Wheatpro" by Lucas Ingredients in England. Since I've been able to find the 3 manufacturers above in North America, I'm hoping that it is no longer as important for me to confirm this information. Basically, a number of vegetarian sites reference Lucas Ingredients as the manufacturer of Wheatpro, but Lucas Ingredients has no known web page which I could use to confirm this information. One example of a vegetarian site with this information is [ http://www.vegsoc.org/info/soya.html ]. I'm listing their contact information here, in case you'd like to find a possible fourth manufacturer for this product. Lucas Ingredients Orchard Court Orchard Lane Bristol, Avon BS1 5WS England Phone: +44 1453 543272 The above information is from [ http://www.touchbristol.com/comdir/cditem.cfm?NID=1466190 ]. Alternate information: Lucas Ingredients Bradley Road Royal Portbury Dock Bristol BS20 7NZ England Phone: +44 1255 554100 The above address information is from [ http://www.guildofqbutchers.co.uk/Corporate/Corporate.html ]. Alternate Information: Lucas Ingredients Portbury Way Royal Portbury Docks Bristol BS20 2XN England Phone: +44 1275 375500 Fax: +44 1275 378292 The above address information is from [ http://www.hygieneshow.co.uk/exhibInfo.htm ]. Search Strategy: My search strategy was originally to look for a product called "Seitan" which I know from experience is a wheat-based vegetarian substitute for meat. Doing a combined search for "seitan" + "texturized", I managed to find the references to Lucas Ingredients, but was unable to search any further because they don't seem to have any web-based information. Afterwards, I attempted searches for "texturized wheat protein" and "textured wheat protein" which provided much better information for the product you're looking for. [ ://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_qdr=all&q=+%22textured+wheat+protein%22&spell=1 ] Google Search: "textured wheat protein" [ ://www.google.com/search?q=+%22texturized+wheat+protein%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&as_qdr=all&filter=0 ] Google Search: "texturized wheat protein" Finally, here's a search for Lucas Ingredients in case this may help you find the company: [ ://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=100&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=lucas+ingredients&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images ] Google Search: "lucas ingredients" I hope this provides you with the information you need. Ask for clarification if needed! /ephraim