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Wheat vs Seitan - What's the difference?

wheat | seitan |

As nouns the difference between wheat and seitan

is that wheat is (countable) any of several cereal grains, of the genus triticum , that yields flour as used in bakery while seitan is specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.

As an adjective wheat

is wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

wheat

English

(wikipedia wheat) (Triticum)

Noun

  • (countable) any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum , that yields flour as used in bakery.
  • (uncountable) a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

    • Derived terms

    * buckwheat * cracked wheat * durum wheat * hard wheat * Marquis wheat * separate the wheat from the chaff * shredded wheat * soft wheat * starch wheat * wheat belt * wheat bread * wheat flour * wheat germ * wheat rust * wheatear * wheaten * wheaten terrier * wheatgrass * wheatland * wheatmeal * wheatworm * whole-wheat * winter wheat

    Related terms

    * white

    See also

    * aleurone * bulgur * dermatitis herpetiformis * einkorn * emmer * farina * flour * frumentaceous * frumenty * leghorn * pani puri * semolina * spelt * tabbouleh * udon * zein *

    seitan

    English

    (wikipedia seitan)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.
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    Derived terms

    * seitanic

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