This document relates to food products containing highly conjugated heterocyclic rings complexed to an iron ion and one or more flavor precursors, and using such food products to modulate the flavor and/or aroma profile of other foods. The food products described herein can be prepared in various ways and can be formulated to be free of animal products.

An aqueous solution of a pulse protein product having a protein content of at least about 60 wt % (N×6.25) d.b. which is soluble in aqueous media at a pH of less than about 4.4 and heat stable at that pH range is adjusted in pH to a pH of about 6 to about 8. The resulting product is further processed by drying the product, recovering and drying any precipitated pulse protein material, heat treating and then drying the product, or heat treating the product and recovering and drying any precipitated pulse protein material.

Disclosed herein are improved methods and compositions which more accurately replicate the characteristics that consumers value in the preparation and consumption of meat and which overcome the shortcomings and drawbacks of current meat substitutes.

Provided are food products that have structures, textures, and other properties comparable to those of animal meat, and that may therefore serve as substitutes for animal meat. Also provided are processes for production of such ground meat-like food products.

Provided is a method for producing a food, including obtaining a mixture by mixing an edible oil or fat and a component (A) that satisfies a condition of (1): a starch content is equal to or more than 75% by mass, a condition of (2): molecular weight-reduced starch of starch having an amylose content of equal to or more than 5% by mass is contained in an amount of equal to or more than 3% by mass and equal to or less than 45% by mass, and a peak molecular weight of the molecular weight-reduced starch is equal to or more than 3×10.sup.3 and equal to or less than 5×10.sup.4, a condition of (3): a degree of swelling in cold water at 25° C. is equal to or more than 5 and equal to or less than 20, and a condition of (4): a content under a sieve having an opening of 3.35 mm and on a sieve having an opening of 0.038 mm is equal to or more than 60% by mass and equal to or less than 100% by mass, and obtaining a food composition by blending the mixture in a food material, in which in the obtaining the mixture, a blending amount of the edible oil or fat is equal to or more than 0.02 and equal to or less than 6 in terms of a mass ratio, with respect to the component (A), and a total amount of the edible oil or fat and the component (A) in the mixture is equal to or more than 10% by mass and equal to or less than 100% by mass, with respect to an entirety of the mixture.

The disclosure discloses a production method of marbled beef, and belongs to the field of food processing. The processing steps of the method are: freezing, thawing of beef, preparation of a gel emulsion, injection, wrap shaping, quick freezing, cutting and packaging, and hot dipping. The preparation method of the process of the disclosure can realize high-efficiency and standardized industrial production. By injecting beef with the formulated gel emulsion, the fat content and high-quality protein content of the beef can be increased, thereby improving the sensory properties and flavor of the beef, and producing high-quality beef. The gel emulsion for preparing marbled beef of the disclosure is liquid and is low in viscosity when the temperature is higher than 40° C., and therefore the gel emulsion is convenient for injection into beef, and can be uniformly dispersed in beef to form a delicate marble pattern. When the temperature is lower than 20° C., the gel emulsion forms a solid in beef tissue. The beef prepared according to the method of the disclosure shows a white fat pattern at low temperature (0-25° C.), and is closer to natural marbled beef in appearance and structure.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a pea extract comprising fibres, the process comprising the following steps: (a) bringing shelled peas into contact with an aqueous solution in order to form an aqueous composition comprising peas; (b) leaving the peas to hydrate in said aqueous composition for at least 30 minutes and at most 15 hours; (c) grinding said peas in order to as a result obtain ground peas; and (d) fractionating said ground peas in order to obtain at least one pea extract comprising fibres. The invention also relates to a pea extract that can be obtained according to the process of the invention. The invention also relates to an edible composition comprising the pea extract according to the invention.

Methods and compositions for the production of non-meat consumable products are described herein. A meat substitute is described which is constructed from a muscle analog, a fat analog, and a connective tissue analog.

Methods and compositions for the production of non-meat consumable products are described herein. A meat substitute is described which is constructed from a muscle analog, a fat analog, and a connective tissue analog.

Provided are food products having structures, textures, and other properties similar to those of animal meat, and that comprise substantial amounts of cell wall material. Also provided are methods and processes for producing such food products.