麩 (Fu)

Kyoto kaiseki cuisine and Niigata's wheat-flour milling industry have 700+ year heritage in fu production; small-batch artisan producers maintain regional variants.
Protein 60-75% dry weight; gluten content the principal active; wheat-allergen positive.
Premium kaiseki nama-fu, retail kuruma-fu for export, plant-protein meat alternative ingredient.
Wheat gluten product made by extracting gluten from wheat dough and steaming or baking. A core ingredient of Japanese cuisine for 700+ years, with regional variants: nama-fu (raw, fresh) for Kyoto kaiseki; yaki-fu (baked) for soup additions; kuruma-fu (wheel-shaped) as the most recognisable retail format. Kyoto and Niigata are the heritage production regions; Niigata's specific 'shokupan-style' wheat-flour mills supply many fu producers. As a high-protein (60-75% dry basis) ingredient, fu is a long-standing plant-protein source that anticipates the modern plant-based-meat trend. Distinct from existing 'kinako' (roasted soy flour) and 'mochigome' entries.
| Japón | Food product; wheat gluten under JAS; gluten labelling required |
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| Unión Europea | Food import; gluten allergen labelling per EU 14 major allergens |
| Estados Unidos | GRAS; FDA Prior Notice required; gluten labelling per FALCPA |
| China | GACC food facility registration; wheat-gluten allergen disclosure |
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