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Alternative protein
Question | Answer |
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What are types of protein alternative foods? | Plant source e.g soya beans Microorganisims e.g fungi, bacteria, yeast |
What are types of soya products? | Tofu, Tempeh, Textured vegetable protein (TVP), Miso, Soya milk, Soy sauce |
What is the manufacture of TVP? | 1. Cleaning & Preparing 2. Extraction of oil 3. Soya flour 4. Addition of ingredients 5. Extruded and shaped 6. Dried, packaged, labelled |
What should you do preparing TVP? | Follow manufactorers instructions Soak in water Drain in water |
What are advantages of TVP? | Is good nutritional alternative to meat, good source of dietary fibre, little preparation & cooking time, no shrinkage occurs |
What are the disadvantages of TVP? | TVP has an inferior texture of meat, often bland tasting |
What is microprotein? | High protein food produced from micro organisms. it is made from the fungal biomass of a soil fungus. |
What is the manufacture of mycoprotein? | 1. Fermentation 2. Addition of ingredients 3. Harvested, purified and dried 4. Bound 5. Input additives 6. Textured and shaped 7. Steamed |
What is Quorn? | Is a meat substitute product made from mycoprotein and sold in ready to cook forms, such as mince. |
What is the advantages of Mycoprotein? | Good nutritional alternative to meat. Good source dietary fibre. Low in saturated fat. Versatile food. |
What is the disadvantages of Mycoprotein? | Have interior texture to meat, Are not suitable for vegans |