Asian meat substitute company enters the US market
January 14, 2022
According to Euromonitor International, a global market research firm, the global meat substitute market was worth $4.94 billion in 2020 and is estimated to reach $5.59 billion in 2021.
Givaudan publishes insights from Givaudan’s Chef’s Council 2019 and announces new breakthrough fat encapsulation technology for plant protein
November 14, 2019
Held in central London in October, and bringing together top chefs and Givaudan experts from around the world, the event explored new culinary concepts for meat and plant proteins as inspiration to develop the future of food.
The US, Russia and the UK show the highest increases in the share of consumers worrying about climate change
May 20, 2019
According to Euromonitor International, 24% of the surveyed global consumers are trying to cut down their meat intake, driving sales of global meat substitutes to reach $19.5 billion in 2018.
Vegetarian meat flavors can be produced by the Maillard reaction, the interaction of the amino acid components of protein with reducing sugar molecules when exposed to heat
Although most animal protein analogs are still made from soy, ingredients such as mushrooms, nuts, grains and even eggplant are providing new alternatives for meat.
April 11, 2013
Fake meat—once almost exclusively from textured soy—was typically mealy, and the taste tended to be bland and garlicky, either serving as a placeholder for a cover-up sauce or overwhelming everything in its path.
Texturized soy protein has reached an acme of popularity, elevated to a trendy, sought-after ingredient by those same Baby Boomers who once shunned soy burgers.
April 11, 2013
In the early 1960s, public school kids knew all about meat analogs. We called it “mystery meat” and subjected the thin, overcooked and rubberized brown patties to the derision they merited.