Pollen substitute

[Kate Atchley]

Does anyone know a UK source of low-fat soya flour? Here's hoping ...

Kate

[Jimbo]

I got soya flour and brewers yeast for Holland & Barrets last year but never go around to using it

[Kate Atchley]

Was it low-fat soya flour (pollen has 4% fat ... soya flour 20% unless the fat is reduced)?

I've been wondering about using gram/chickpea flour instead of (full-fat) soya as the fat content is nearer that of pollen ... but lower proteins.

Winter quandaries ... and time to explore them ...

[gavin]

Oddly enough, I've spent much of the day in a meeting for a project which may provide a source of home-grown high protein flour, from field/faba beans. But not quite yet ...

Bags I test it on bees first.

[susbees]

Defatted soya flour is used in Granose and Goodness TVP products (being veggie I can't see the attraction in them, but I digress...). Maybe contact the companies direct? And report back...

[Adam]

Kirk boy asked the same question here

http://www.sbai.org.uk/sbai_forum/sh...ree-Soya-Flour

I've just looked at the bag I got from H&B last year and it's 20%. Bees still alive though! The above thread links to another one - well it used to due to -- err well I won't go into that now! I've just had a quick look and can't find the original thread I referred to. We may have to wait for Gavin and his high protein flour. It's not GM is it Gavin?

[gavin]

Not GM (unfortunately!). Could be though, if you really want .....