A method for processing meat alternatives

Abstract

This disclosure provides a method for processing an alternative meat, comprising: introducing dry powder raw material into the barrel of an extruder through a first feed inlet; introducing water and oil into the barrel of the extruder through a second feed inlet, wherein the second feed inlet is adjacent to the first feed inlet; performing a mixing and melting step in the barrel to form a molten raw material; and pushing the molten raw material into a cooling module for a solidification and molding step to form an alternative meat finished product.

Claims

1. A method for processing an alternative meat, comprising: Dry powder raw material is introduced into the barrel of the extruder through a first feed inlet; water and oil are introduced into the barrel of the extruder through a second feed inlet, wherein the second feed inlet is adjacent to the first feed inlet, and the oil includes liquid, solid, or semi-solid states; a mixing and melting step is performed in the barrel to form molten raw material; and the molten raw material is pushed into a cooling module for a solidification and molding step to form a substitute meat product, wherein the ratio of the length of the cooling module to the cross-sectional area of ​​the finished product outlet is between 12 cm / cm2 and 50 cm / cm2, and the weight percentage of the oil in the substitute meat product is between 5% and 10% by weight.

2. The processing method for the alternative meat as described in claim 1, wherein the dry powder raw material includes at least two of wheat protein, soy protein, pea protein, mung bean protein, algae protein, and microbial protein.

3. The processing method for the alternative meat as described in claim 1, wherein the oil includes vegetable oil or animal oil.

4. The method for processing alternative meat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the barrel includes a front section and a rear section, the front section being farther away from the cooling module than the rear section, and the first feed port and the second feed port being located in the front section of the barrel.

5. The method for processing alternative meat as described in claim 4, wherein the temperature of the front section of the barrel is between 40°C and 70°C.

6. The method for processing alternative meat as described in claim 4, wherein the temperature of the rear section of the barrel is between 70°C and 180°C.

7. The method for processing alternative meat as described in claim 1, wherein the pressure of the barrel is between 5 kg / cm² and 50 kg / cm².

8. The processing method of the alternative meat as described in claim 1, wherein the ratio of the weight of the finished product to the volume of the cooling module is between 0.7 g / cm3 and 1.1 g / cm3.

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