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Scientists create wheat-only gel from bran fiber and gluten protein

Scientists in Sweden have for the first time created a fully wheat-based gel made entirely from wheat bran fiber and wheat gluten protein—an advance that could turn one of the grain industry's least valued by-products into a nutritious, sustainable ingredient for future food products.

Scientists create wheat-only gel from bran fiber and gluten protein
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Scientists in Sweden have for the first time created a fully wheat-based gel made entirely from wheat bran fiber and wheat gluten protein—an advance that could turn one of the grain industry's least valued by-products into a nutritious, sustainable ingredient for future food products.

Originally published at Phys.org

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