Soy Protein Type
I was a vegetarian restaurant over the weekend and ordered a meal that had "tofu" and "soy protein". The soy protein looked somewhat like steak, but was whiter and tasted similar to steak. I asked the woman what it was, but she could only tell me that it was "soy protein". I am looking to incorporate this ingredient in my meals, but I am not sure what to get or where to get it as I understand there are many types of soy protein. I know that I haven't provided a great description, but does anyone have any educated guess about what type of soy protein this could be? Also, where is a good play to purchase soy protein? Thank you.
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This sounds like seitan to me, or mock duck, mock chicken, braised gluten, or one of the various other names for it.
It is made from wheat gluten and has a texture, as you state, between tofu and a kind of rubbery steak. For vegetarians, it is my opinion that it is the closest of the simple meat substitutes to a sensible "meat" texture.
I find it easiest to buy the fried variety canned in the UK from Chinese food shops and some large supermarkets. How the seitan is braised/prepared makes a difference to the final texture and flavour hence getting the different mock varieties.
Companion Seitan "Tidbits" (Cha'i-Pow-Yü) I find are very useful for curries and that sort of thing.
It should be quite easy to obtain in your area. There are a lot of modern western meat alternatives that are very accurate and are a combination of soy-based TVP and seitan. I know Tofurky is popular state-side, a company called Redwoods covers similar bases in the UK.
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Soy protein is a globular protein isolated from soybeans. About 90–95% of the soy is a storage protein, with two subunits, namely 35% conglycinin (7S) and 52% glycinin (11S).Is soy protein a complex protein?
Unlike most other plant-based proteins, soy protein is a complete protein. This means it contains all of the essential amino acids your body cannot make and needs to obtain from food.What type of protein is soy milk?
Soy milk provides a complete plant-based protein, which contains much less fat than cow's milk -- an animal-based protein source. Eight ounces of regular soy milk gives you 9 grams of protein, 5 grams total fat and no saturated fat or cholesterol.Is soybean a lean protein?
Edamame. Another good source of lean protein is edamame, which are young soy beans \u2014 a classic Japanese snack. In 1/3 cup of the beans, you'll get 8 g of protein in about 100 calories, with no saturated fat and just 3 g of total fat, per the USDA.Is soy a high or low quality protein?
13.3. Soy protein is a complete protein in that it meets all the essential amino acid requirements to support normal growth and development of infants and children. Soy protein is also low in fat and free of saturated fat and cholesterol. It is an ideal protein source to boost the nutrient density of foods.Plant-Based Protein: Are Pea and Soy Protein Isolates Harmful?
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Answer 2
I believe you are talking about Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP), AKA textured soy protein.
Unlike tofu, which is made in a fashion similar to cheese (i.e. by coagulation of soy milk into curds), TVP is made almost entirely from soy flour and is actually a byproduct of soy processing.
TVP can be made from foods other than soy, but soy is the most common.
Answer 3
I go to an excellent Chinese takeaway that sells soy 'lamb', soy 'duck', soy 'beef' etc etc. Each of them are very different and as a vegetarian I would love to know where to buy different styles of soy protein so cook with. When I asked they said they order the different types of soy protein in bulk so I think unfortunately your best option may be to look into actual food manufacturers and see if you can buy some and store it?
Answer 4
hard to say, but maybe it was some kind of Quorn product? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorn
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