Patent ID: 11882851
Assignee: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A process for preparing a meat-analogue food product, the process comprising:
a) feeding a section of an extruder barrel with a composition comprising 0-4 wt % starch and/or flour, 40-70 wt % water and 15-35 wt % plant protein based on the weight of the meat-analogue food product, wherein a screw rotates within at least the section of the extruder barrel that is fed the composition;
b) injecting 2-15 wt % liquid oil, fat or a combination thereof based on the weight of the meat-analogue food product into the extruder barrel at a location down-stream of the section of the extruder barrel that is fed the composition and wherein the liquid oil, fat or a combination thereof is injected into a section of the extruder barrel where the screw rotates; and
c) extruding the mixture through a cooling die.