Process of making meat like food product

A process for the preparation of a proteinaceous food product of moisture content between 15% and 50% simulating marbled meat and including portions respectively resembling lean meat and fat in appearance, said method comprising the steps of:

• separately preparing at least two plastic food compositions respectively resembling lean meat and fat in appearance, at least one of said compositions comprising edible protein, and
• wherein a stiffening or texturizing agent is included in at least one of the plastic compositions and in lesser or zero amount in at least one other of the compositions such that a difference in consistency can be developed between said compositions by working;
• mechanically working the composition containing said greater quantity of texturizing or stiffening agent and thereby developing a difference in consistency at the same temperature of from 20-700 Brabender units between said mechanically worked composition and said other composition;
• and blending together said compositions of different consistencies and appearance to intermingle said compositions at least sufficiently to form a marbled product in which said portions are randomly distributed.