Plant-based meat replicas and methods for producing the same
AssigneeSundial Foods, Inc.
InventorsSiwen DENG, Jessica Schwabach
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods for generating replicas of animal products using plant-based compositions. Methods may include providing a first mixture comprising one or more plant-based materials, processing the first mixture by stretching, folding, or layering to generate a three-dimensional structure, and coating the three-dimensional structure with one or more layers of a second mixture to generate the plant-based meat replica. The one or more layers may be disposed on an external surface of the three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional structure may replicate a first component of an animal meat and the one or more layers may replicate a second component of an animal meat.
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1-18. (canceled)
A legume-based meat dough composition having a three-dimensional structure, the composition comprising:
- legume protein held within the three-dimensional structure;
- a loosely formed fibrous network comprising fibers or bundles of fibers;
- and
- starch, fat and water incorporated between the fibers or bundles of fibers;
- wherein the composition:
- (i) has a legume protein content of at least 10% by weight;
- (ii) is substantially homogenous;
- and
- (iii) does not include an animal-derived components.
A legume-based meat-structured protein composition having a three-dimensional structure, comprising:
- denatured legume protein held within the three-dimensional structure;
- substantially aligned fibers or bundles of fibers;
- starch, fat and water incorporated between the fibers or bundles of fibers, wherein the composition:
- (i) has a legume protein content of at least 10% by weight;
- and
- (ii) does not include animal-derived components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.