METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING MEAT SUBSTITUTE Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A23J3/00 A23K10/20 A23K10/30 

FIELD: meat substitutes.

SUBSTANCE: method for producing a meat substitute includes the steps of: a) feeding a meat suspension containing protein into the first heating block and heating the meat suspension to a temperature above the denaturation temperature of the protein in the meat suspension, but below the melting temperature of the protein to obtain the first heat-treated product, wherein the first heating block is heated by supplying steam, and the temperature of the steam supplied to the first heating block is from 155°C to 162°C, and b) transferring the first cooked product to the second heating block and heating the first cooked product to a temperature above the melting point of protein to produce the second cooked product, wherein the volume ratio of the first heating block to the second heating block is greater than 1.5:1, c) cooling the second cooked product by passing through a cooling block such that the second cooked product has a temperature below the boiling point of water at ambient pressure leaving the cooling block, and d) separate the cooled second cooked product into pieces, wherein the ratio of the exposure time of the meat suspension in the first heating block to the exposure time of the first cooked product in the second heating block is from 3:2 to 14:2. The device for producing meat substitute contains: i) the first heating block, ii) a first transport means for moving meat suspension containing protein into the first heating block, wherein the first heating block is heated by supplying steam, wherein the temperature of the steam supplied to the first heating block is ranges from 155°C to 162°C, iii) the second heating block configured to heat the first cooked product obtained from the first heating block to a temperature above the melting point of protein in the first cooked product to produce the second cooked product, wherein the first heating block and the second heating block are arranged in series, wherein the volume ratio of the first heating block and the second heating block is greater than 1.5:1, iv) cooling block located downstream of the second heating block, and v) separating block located downstream of cooling block, wherein the device is configured in such a way that the ratio of the exposure time of the meat suspension in the first heating block to the exposure time of the first cooked product in the second heating block is from 3:2 to 14:2.

EFFECT: inventions make it possible to obtain meat substitutes that demonstrate improved uniformity, taste appeal, and have unexpectedly improved palatability compared to existing meat substitutes.

11 cl, 5 ex