The invention provides a method for suppressing off-flavour formation in meat substitutes which have been bound with native patatin. The method comprises a) providing a mixture comprising water, a denatured
protein, native patatin and a lipid, which lipid is defined as a substance comprising
fatty acid tri-esters of
glycerol; b) shaping the meat substitute; and c) cooling the meat substitute to a temperature of from -35 °C to 20 °C; wherein the fatty acids in said lipid comprise less than 2 % by
mass of fatty acids having a
chain length of C12 or less. The invention also provides a meat substitute, comprising water, native patatin, a denatured
protein and a lipid, which lipid is defined as a substance comprising
fatty acid tri-esters of
glycerol, wherein the fatty acids in said lipid comprise less than 2 % by
mass of fatty acids having a
chain length of C12 or less, and wherein preferably, the fatty acids comprise less than 2 % by
mass of fatty acids having a
chain length of C14 or less. This meat substitute has the
advantage of minor off-
flavor formation in time.