Vegetable protein meat products are non-genetically modified plant foods, which have obvious advantages over animal protein meat: low fat, high protein content, easy to absorb and digest by the human body...
1.Raw material end: Vegetable protein meat can be diversified using various vegetable protein products.
(1) Soy protein: Soy protein is a relatively common protein product in the domestic market. It has a large domestic output and is easy to process. It is a complete protein and contains essential amino acids required by the human body (including 8 essential amino acids for the human body). ). The raw material manufacturers include Yuwang, Gushen, Jiahua and so on. The advantages and disadvantages of plant protein meat products produced with soy protein as raw materials are:
Advantages: low cost, common and easy to obtain; drawn silk protein is more elastic, and gel emulsification is strong.
Disadvantages: Contains phytoestrogens, which are potential allergens.
(2) Pea protein: Pea protein is also a mainstream plant meat protein raw material. It is a hypoallergenic food. The branched chain amino acids it contains are important for fatigue and muscle recovery. "The first stock of plant meat" Beyond Meat, a different kind of meat customer, can be said to have promoted the application of pea protein in plant meat on a large scale. Raw material manufacturers include: Shuangta, Dingfeng, Jianyuan, etc.
Advantages: hypoallergenic, no phytoestrogens
Disadvantages: The taste needs to be improved; the cost is higher than that of soybeans, and the production capacity is generally lower than that of soybeans; the texture protein has no silky feel; it is especially suitable for the processing of emulsified meat products and coarse ground meat products.
(3) Rice protein: Rice protein is mainly composed of albumin, globulin, alcohol-soluble protein and gluten. The biological value of rice protein is very high, and its nutritional value is high, comparable to eggs, milk and beef. At the same time, rice protein is also non-allergenic. Raw material manufacturers include: Shunxin Shengyuan, Jinnong......
Advantages: no allergens, no hormones
Disadvantage: It is not easy to form 100% raw material blanks in the field of vegetable protein meat
(4) Peanut protein: Peanut protein is selected domestic high-quality export-grade peanuts as raw materials, and is refined by low-temperature production of peanut protein and fragrant peanut oil. It is a kind of vegetable protein with no protein heat denaturation and high nutritional value. .
It completely retains the nutrients in peanuts, has high soluble protein and NSI value, good water solubility, whiteness, light flavor, peanut unique fragrance smell, nutritional value comparable to animal protein, rich in a large amount of essential amino acids, Vitamins, trace elements and minerals have an effective utilization rate of 98%. They are easily digested and absorbed by the human body and contain fewer anti-nutritional factors than soybeans. It is a natural nutrient with low sugar, low fat, no cholesterol and high nutrition. The raw material manufacturers are: Ouguo, Changshou...
(5) Wheat protein: The protein content of wheat protein powder is as high as 75%-85%, and it contains 15 kinds of amino acids necessary for the human body. It is a nutritious plant protein resource with viscosity, elasticity, extensibility, film forming and liposuction. , Gluten is an excellent dough improver, which is widely used in the production of bread, noodles and instant noodles. It can also be used as a water-retaining agent in meat products. It is also a basic raw material for high-end aquatic feed.
The application in vegetable protein meat is to increase the firmness of vegetarian meat and make it more chewy and not easy to spread.
(6) Some uncommon protein products, such as
Mung bean protein
Advantages: hypoallergenic, no phytoestrogens, gelling and emulsifying properties
Disadvantage: Cost is higher than soybean
Chickpea Protein
Advantages: low allergens, high nutritional value, no phytoestrogens
Disadvantages: The cost is much higher than that of soybeans, and the production capacity is lower than that of soybeans. There are certain technical barriers to protein extraction.
Fungal protein
The fungal protein Mycoprotein is also an applicable raw material. The British vegetarian brand Quorn is one of the representatives. They use the fungus Fusarium venenatum to make protein.
Algae protein
Advantages: high protein content of algae, sustainable source of algae
Disadvantages: It can add natural flavor to plant seafood, but large-scale protein extraction technology is limited
