By Chris Guo

As a meat alternative, the development of artificial meat will have an irresistible trend in the food field. Artificial meat is divided into two types: one is plant-based meat, which is mainly made from plant protein (soybean protein, pea protein, and wheat protein), and used to produce the meaty food with similar meat texture, taste and flavor through extrusion, shredding and seasoning technologies. At present, the extrusion technology applied to the plant-based meat mainly includes dry method and wet method. Dry extrusion technology is relatively mature; wet extrusion technology is a new technology that has attracted extensive attention from investors and consumers in recent years and has become a new hot spot in the food industry. The other is the cultured meat, which is derived from animal meat tissue cultured in vitro using stem cells based on the mechanism of muscle growth and repair. At present, cultured meat still needs at least 3 years to reach technical maturity and mass production, and the channel-side and the consumer-side are also urgent problems to be overcome.

The ingredient of the traditional plant-based meat products is soy proteins, whose development and application have been limited due to its own beany smell, allergens and lack of limiting amino acids. How to solve the traditional dilemma of using only soy protein to produce plant-based meat? After years of in-depth research, Angel Yeast has developed a series of high-efficiency and value-added yeast protein products to meet the needs of "flavor + health" double upgrades for plant-based meat.

For thousands of years, yeast has been used as a kind of food, and now, the yeast protein also has many applications as a fungal protein. Yeast protein, as a highly-processed yeast product, is defined as a raw food material in GB 2760, which can be widely added in food processing according to actual needs, or added to food as a protein nutrition fortifier. Angel yeast protein, made from Saccharomyces Cerevisia, is a yeast protein product for food industry prepared by removing or partially removing the non-protein part under the action of additional edible-grade enzyme preparation or food processing aides.

Angel's yeast protein products - AngeoPro have the following advantages:

● High protein content, rich in B vitamins, no yeast smell, and no allergens;

● High content of essential amino acids, and the biological value close to the recommended standards of WTO/FAO, which can make up for the deficiency of limiting amino acids in plant protein (soybean protein, pea protein, etc.);

● Soft color, showing in light yellow to milky white, whose use will not affect the sensory characteristics of other ingredients;

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Yeast protein has the functions of satiety prolonging, muscle building, anti-muscle fatigue, anti-muscle loss, intestinal tract conditioning, and etc.

1. Application scheme of yeast protein in plant-based meat ingredients in dry way

Photos of equipment and products:

Recommended Formula:

Recommended dosage: Make up 5~20% (by weight) of the total powder formula, or replace 5~20% (by weight) of other proteins;

Application method: Mix evenly with other powdery protein and feed;

Application effects:

● Cover beany flavor and enhance meat flavor;

● Improve protein structure (chewing, etc.);

● Balanced amino acid composition, with richer nutrition.

2. Application scheme of yeast protein in plant-based meat ingredients in wet way

Photos of equipment and products:

Recommended Formula:

Recommended dosage: Make up 5~40% (by weight) of the total powder formula, or replace 5~20% (by weight) of other proteins

Application method: Mix evenly with other powdery protein and feed

Application effects:

● Cover beany flavor, with richer meaty flavor;

● Better filaments, better textures, and closer to authentic meat;

● Balanced amino acid composition, with richer nutrition.

Published by Chris Guo R&D expert of Protein Nutrition and Flavoring technology center

About Angel Yeast

Founded in 1986, Angel Yeast Co., Ltd specializes in the production of yeast and yeast derivatives. Its product range includes baker's yeast and ingredients, Chinese dim sum and seasoning, savory yeast extract, human health, animal nutrition, plant nutrition, distilled spirits and biofuels, microbial nutrition and enzymes. At present, Angel Yeast has 11 international advanced production bases in China, Egypt and Russia, and provides products and services for more than 150 countries and regions globally.

About Angel Yeast Extract-Savoury:

Angel YE (yeast extract) made from edible yeast, by degradation the protein and nucleic acid in the yeast cells into nutritional seasonings with the application of modern biotechnology, has the advantages of increasing the fresh flavor, reducing salt, balancing the odor, strong tolerance and food properties, which promotes the global healthy operation of salt reduction and "clean label ".

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