ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS Flashcards
1
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Nutritional value of Alternative proteins:
A
- Fibrous
- HBV Protein
- Low fat
2
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What is WHEAT PROTEIN?
A
- Similar to meat
- Extracting & processing gluten to resemble meat
3
Q
What is TVP?
A
- TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN
- Soya flour is processed & dried to give a substance with a spongey texture
- Its dehydrated so needs to be cooked with liquid
4
Q
What is TOFU?
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- Soya bean curd from coagulated Soya milk
- Stirfries
- Absorbs flavour well
- Salads
5
Q
What is SOYA?
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- Cholesterol free
- Low sat fats
- Soaking beans in water
- Lower fat than cows milk
- Soya oil & margarine are high in POLYUNSATURATES
6
Q
What is MISO?
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- Fermented soya beans but with added salt water
- Spreadable
- Dissolved in to soups/broths
- Calcium
- Niacin
- Thiamin
- Riboflavin
7
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What is TEMPEH?
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- Made form whole soya beans fermented with a type of mould
- Chewy
- Calcium
- Iron
- Thiamin
- Riboflavin
- Deep fried
- Flavoured
8
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What is MYCOPROTEIN?
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- QUORN
- Ready meal s
- Fermented FUSARIUM GERANIUM to produce FIBRES that form together to make meat like strands
- Low fat
- Low cholesterol
- Iron
- Zinc
- Chunks/ Mince/ Slices
