【Haichuan Food Talk】Plant-based meat that can reduce fat content by 60% – would you like to try it? ?
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Plant-based meat refers to products that are made from ingredients such as soybeans and wheat, and processed using molecular biology techniques to mimic the texture and taste of animal meat. Since their introduction in 2019, plant-based meat products have gone from being ignored at first to gradually gaining acceptance in the market. What is the current state of the plant-based meat industry? What is consumers’ attitude toward it?
The production process of plant-based meat can be divided into three steps: 1. Protein extraction, 2. Preparation, and 3. Processing. First, proteins are extracted from plants and processed so that they can be more easily absorbed by the human body. Then comes the production. In this process, we add food binders to the extracted proteins – which function similarly to edible gums – as well as other ingredients such as flour or vegetable fats. Mix all the ingredients together to give them a chewy texture; this step helps plant-based products have a meaty taste. Sometimes, we also add some food coloring to it to mimic the color of traditional meat. Next, other nutritional components are added, and a plant-based product whose nutritional value is comparable to that of traditional meat is thus initially created. The final step mainly involves the material flow. Through this processing step, plant-based products will acquire the texture and viscosity of meat products. Plant-based meat becomes more chewy after being processed with heat and mechanical stress ； In this way, when you enjoy a vegetarian hamburger, you won’t feel that the “meat” inside doesn’t taste like meat. Is plant-based meat healthier? Research shows that meat products in the diet are very important for obtaining protein and essential vitamins. However, consuming excessive amounts of meat products—especially red meat—also has drawbacks. It is certain that, compared to red meat, plant-based meat is easier to digest. Plant-based meat also has a lower cholesterol content. Eating plant-based meat does not increase the risk of developing heart disease in the future. The fact that eating too much red meat increases the risk of heart disease is indeed a source of concern for those who enjoy red meat.
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