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US 2026/0206793 A1Published application
Method for controlling the production of meat analogues by wet extrusion using gas
AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsCarlos AVILES, Christine KASTEN, Marc SPORING
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing processed food products based on plant proteins, by wet extrusion in an extrusion screw, using a gas in at least one zone of the screw, notably products considered to be animal meat analogues, characterized in that the injection of gas is controlled by regulating the volume of injected gas with respect to a desired setpoint value.
Claims5
A method for manufacturing processed food products based on plant proteins, the products being considered to be animal meat analogues, the method comprising the step of
- wet extruding a raw material referred to as a proteinaceous product in an extrusion screw, with injection of a gas in at least one zone, referred to as injection point, of the extrusion screw,
- wherein the injection of the gas is controlled by regulating the volume of the injected gas with respect to a desired setpoint value, the desired setpoint being defined as a volume ratio between the volume of the proteinaceous product present in the extrusion screw and the volume of the gas injected at the injection point, the volume ratio being the same throughout the method in spite of temperature and pressure variations at the injection point.
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