Diet and Fitness » dieta macrobiotica http://www.prairie8.org Complete Guide in Diet and Fitness Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:58:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Seitan, excellent alternative source of protein http://www.prairie8.org/seitan-excellent-alternative-source-of-protein.htm http://www.prairie8.org/seitan-excellent-alternative-source-of-protein.htm#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:20:05 +0000 Akbar Uciha http://www.prairie8.org/?p=286 Seitan is a food of plant origin that is widely used in vegetarian and macrobiotic as an alternative to meat, seitan are characterized by the high content of protein compared to a very low content of fat and cholesterol.
These characteristics, together with the taste and appearance pleasing, making it suitable for any type of diet, not necessarily vegetarian, aimed at weight maintenance and reduction of risk factors for the onset of cardiovascular disease, but should be specified as it is not a complete food from the nutritional point of view, because it lacks some essential amino acids.
In addition, the seitan is obtained primarily from the manufacture of wheat gluten and its consumption is therefore not recommended for people with celiac disease, more specifically to prepare seitan separate the two key components of wheat flour: starch and gluten, the latter representing the protein part of wheat, is then boiled in water along with soy sauce, sea salt, seaweed and other flavorings.
As you can imagine, seitan is a food from the culinary traditions east and was shown in Japan under the name of Kofu. Actually, thanks to the spread of vegetarian and vegan eating habits, it is quite common even in Western countries, in Italy is more easily in stores specialized in organic food and ethnic food.
As for the calories and nutritional values of seitan, this food provides an average of 168 Kcal per 100 grams of product, as mentioned above is high in protein (but these do not have high biological value why you should eat seitan in combination with other foods that have this feature as the legumes) and low in carbohydrates and fats. Entirely lacking cholesterol, make moderate amounts of sodium and potassium.

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