Vecon is a nutritious and versatile, gluten free vegetable stock with vitamins and iron. It is recommended as stock for green recipes in Slimming Worlds red/green diet.
Vecon is a smooth concentrated paste made from a unique blend of vegetables, yeast extract and hydrolysed protein. It makes a delicious stock or drink, plus vecon has a high nutritional value with added iron and vitamins.
Serving Suggestion
Some ideas for using Vecon other than just a stock or casserole base: Add vecon instead of salt to savoury pastry mix (1 tsp to 225g flour). Add a tspn of Vecon to water when cooking rice. Add a tspn of Vecon to stir fries, or any savoury casserole. For a delicious savoury drink put a tspn of Vecon in a mug and pour on boiling water. Only 7 calories a cup!
Usage
Vecon is delicious as a stock or casserole base and can even make a nutional scrummy drink. Just add a teaspoon to a mug of hot water and stir.
per 100g: Energy 531kJ/125kcal, Protein 16.6g, Carbohydrate 13.9g as sugars 2.9g, Fat 1.3g, as saturates 0.0g, Fibre 3.4g, Sodium 16.5g, Vitamin A 833.00ug, Vitamin C 100.00mg, Thiamin (Vit B) 5.00mg, Riboflavin (Vit B2) 6.00mg, Niacin 50.00mg , Vitamin B12 13.00ug, Iron 70.00mg
Place flour in a mixing bowl, rub in Vecon. Beat in milk and eggs to form a batter and allow to stand for at least 10 minutes. Heat oil in a heavy-based frying-pan. Pour in sufficient mix to cover the base of the pan. Allow to lightly brown, then turn with a large flat spatula, or if you're feeling adventurous, with the flick of a wrist! When browned on both sides, remove from pan and stack on between sheets of grease-proof paper. Cover and keep warm in the oven.
Suitable for Diabetics,Dairy Free,Gluten Free,Less than 5% fat,Lactose Free,Vegan,Wheat Free
Customer Reviews
Advice
- Fri 25th May 2007 On checking the full list of ingredients on a jar of Vecon vegetable stock before buying, I could find no mention at all of sodium or salt and could scarcely believe my luck at finding a seemingly salt-free stock. It was only later, when I checked the "typical nutritional information" small print that I found that Vecon has a HUGE sodium content of 16.5g per 100g. What this means is that a 125g jar contains about 49.5g of salt - almost half of it! I don't have a problem with Vecon selling whatever they want to sell but I DO have a problem with their labelling. This amount of salt should be highlighted in red, capital letters, or whatever it takes to notify people who might otherwise simply enjoy what they think is a salt-free addition to,their diet. Reviewer's Name: Jim Roden
Tips
Slimming World - Tue 26th May 2009 Slimming World recommend Vecon for a stock base for green days. It is really tasty and I sometime add a little to boiling water and have it as a drink. Reviewer's Name: Anya
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