Gardein
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Gardein is a brand name of a line of plant-based foods manufactured by Garden Protein International Ltd., in Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia
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, Canada
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, and is marketed throughout the United States
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 and Canada
Canada
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 in a variety of supermarket and grocery store chains such as Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market
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, Krogers, Publix
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, Ralph's, and Safeway Inc.. The word Gardein is created from garden and protein.

Gardein is made from a blend of soy, wheat and pea proteins, vegetables and organic ancient grains (quinoa
Quinoa
Quinoa , a species of goosefoot , is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family...

, amaranth
Amaranth
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, millet
Millet
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, and khorasan wheat').

Gardein is also featured in Chef Tal Ronnen's vegan cookbook
Cookbook
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, The Conscious Cook. http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061874338/The_Conscious_Cook/index.aspx. A New York Times Best-seller, The Conscious Cook features some recipes using Gardein such as the recipe for Gardein “chicken” scaloppini with shiitake sake sauce, braised pea shoots, and crispy udon noodle cakes.

Foods from Gardein have been featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" including national and local morning and news talk shows in the US and Canada.

In 2010, Gardein was awarded "Product of the Year" by VegNews Magazine and Shape Magazine named Gardein Seven Grain Crispy Tenders a "Best Snack" that year. In 2011, Gardein received"The Good Food Award" from Natural Health Magazine and was the recipient of the "Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards" for its Gardein Seven Grain Crispy Tenders and Gardein Homestyle Beefless Tips.

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