A Protein-Carbohydrate Composite Food Product Produced by Low Moisture Extrusion
AssigneeV2 Food Pty Ltd
InventorsNicholas John Gerald Hazell, Danyang Ying, Mary Ann Augustin, Peerasak Sanguansri
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to protein-carbohydrate composites for use as food ingredients, to processes for the preparation of said composites, to their use in the preparation of food products, and food products comprising said composites. In some embodiments the disclosure relates to the use of protein-carbohydrate composites and processes for their production for use in the preparation of meat mimetic food products.
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A process for preparing a protein-carbohydrate composite food ingredient, comprising the step of mixing a protein source and a carbohydrate source in an extruder and subjecting the mixture of a protein source and a carbohydrate source to low moisture extrusion to produce a protein-carbohydrate composite;
- wherein the total protein content added to the extruder is at least 80% w/w on a dry weight basis.
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