Animal 0 Posté(e) le 24 mars 2010 Soy substitute for chicken soonFebruary 5th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS - Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Vegetarians may soon be able to get a taste of chicken. Scientists are in the process of creating a low-cost soy substitute for chicken.Fu-Hung Hsieh, Missouri University (MU) professor of biological engineering and food science, is heading the project and his research has led to a process that does more than just add colour and flavour to soy. Hsieh has developed a process that makes the soy product simulate the fibrous qualities of a chicken breast.“Early tests provided some of the fibrous texture to the final product, but it tasted more like turkey,” Hsieh said. “In order to produce a more realistic product, we had to tweak the process and add extra fiber to give the soy a stringy feeling that tears into irregular, coarse fibers similar to chicken,” he said.To create the soy chicken, Hsieh starts with a soy protein extracted from soy flour. The soy then goes through an extrusion cooking process that uses water, heat and pressure while pushing the mixture through a cylinder with two augers.“This particular soy substitute is different because we are working with a higher moisture content, which is up to 75 percent,” Hsieh said. “The high moisture content is what gives the soy a very similar texture to chicken — in addition to the appearance,” he said.Hsieh’s soy chicken provides health benefits too. Soy foods also are a good source of essential fatty acids and contain no cholesterol, an MU release said. Hsieh’s research has been published in the Journal of Food and Agricultural Chemistry, Journal of Food Science and Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society.More at : Soy substitute for chicken soon http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/soy-substitute-for-chicken-soon_100315264.html#ixzz0j7iKEf9e------------------AB Technologies : Du ketchup râpé et du fromage végétalienAu Carrefour des fournisseurs de l'industrieagroalimentaire (CFIA) de Rennes, on a notamment pu découvrir cette année leketchup râpé présenté par la PME vannetaise AB Technologies.Ces produits alimentaires intermédiaires (PAI) doiventêtre de plus en plus ingénieux, élaborés et naturels pour séduire lesprofessionnels de l'agroalimentaire et répondre aux besoins desconsommateurs. AB Technologies, dirigée par Philippe Le Ray, a également misau point un "fromage" végétalien, élaboré sans lait à base d'huile végétaleset d'amidon de pomme de terre. Pour innover, quatre des soixante salariés decette PME travaillent au service R&D.Source : "Ces étonnants aliments de demain" (PierrickBaudais), Ouest-France du 10 mars 2010http://www.bretagne-innovation.tm.fr/innover/actualites/fiche.php?actualite_id=3090 Partager ce message Lien à poster Partager sur d’autres sites