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We are the UK’s leading manufacturer of Seitan products.
LoveSeitan are the only bulk producer of seitan in the UK. We have developed a unique process for making seitan with unrivalled texture and flavour in our fully vegan, Grade A, BRC compliant facility. We supply food service, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, restaurants, cafes and retail outlets.
The Seitan Shop
Our online shop is now open for you to stock up on your seitan supplies. Click here to browse our current products and place an order.If you would like more information regarding our products please get in touch by calling 0333 200 7314 or via info@loveseitan.com.
WHAT IS SEITAN?
Seitan is quite simply a super healthy, low fat, plant-based, protein-rich food. Although it is made from wheat, seitan has very little in common with flour or bread. It is also known as “wheat meat”, “wheat protein” or “wheat gluten”. When cooked, seitan becomes quite similar to the look and texture of meat making it a popular and cruelty free substitute for vegans, vegetarians or anyone interested in a meat-free diet. Its dense firmness gives it a meat like texture when compared with tofu and tempeh.
HISTORY OF SEITAN
It is documented that people have been eating seitan (albeit by other names) in China, Japan, Vietnam and other East and Southeast Asian Countries since the 6th century.
The term seitan is thought to have come from the combination of several words: sei, meaning “made of” or “proper/correct” and tan, the first character in the Japanese word tanpaku, which means “protein.” It was coined in the early 1960s by the Japanese philosopher and founder of the macrobiotic diet George Ohsawa (1893 – 1966) who brought seitan to the West in the early 1960s. Seitan is popular with anyone reducing their meat consumption who are looking for a high protein, low fat product.
Seitan is quite simply a super healthy, low fat, plant-based, protein-rich food. Although it is made from wheat, seitan has very little in common with flour or bread. It is also known as “wheat meat”, “wheat protein” or “wheat gluten”. When cooked, seitan becomes quite similar to the look and texture of meat making it a popular and cruelty free substitute for vegans, vegetarians or anyone interested in a meat-free diet. Its dense firmness gives it a meat like texture when compared with tofu and tempeh.
HISTORY OF SEITAN
It is documented that people have been eating seitan (albeit by other names) in China, Japan, Vietnam and other East and Southeast Asian Countries since the 6th century.
The term seitan is thought to have come from the combination of several words: sei, meaning “made of” or “proper/correct” and tan, the first character in the Japanese word tanpaku, which means “protein.” It was coined in the early 1960s by the Japanese philosopher and founder of the macrobiotic diet George Ohsawa (1893 – 1966) who brought seitan to the West in the early 1960s. Seitan is popular with anyone reducing their meat consumption who are looking for a high protein, low fat product.
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