protoseEtymologyCoined by John Harvey Kellogg, the inventor, and used as a brand name by the Sanitas Nut Food Company, Battle Creek Foods, and Worthington Foods. Apparently from protein + -ose.nounA meat substitute made chiefly of wheat gluten and peanuts, popular in the early twentieth century.“Cut a can of protose lengthwise in two; put in a pan, fill one-fourth full with hot water, and bake one hour.”