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I'm disappointed they switched away from seitan / gluten protein to soy protein. I just like wheat protein better, it feels better to me. But there's tremendous--and unfounded--pressure to eliminate gluten. Sad.

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It's not unfounded ... for whatever reason, it seems very few people are allergic to soy, whereas more than 1% of population (Americans ? not sure) have 'allergies' to gluten.

My daughter has diagnosed celiac disease, so I'm glad for any pressure to eliminate gluten :) I'm also amazed at how many things you wouldn't imagine have gluten :(

"Celiac disease" is not an allergy. It's an autoimmune response.

https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/celiac-disease

Soy is actually one of the the top 8 food allergies, which is why it's required to be listed on labels.

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