{"id":9940,"date":"2021-11-03T11:16:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T10:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/?p=9940"},"modified":"2021-11-03T11:16:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T10:16:41","slug":"new-meat-analogue-made-from-okara-is-healthy-more-flavourful-and-environmentally-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/new-meat-analogue-made-from-okara-is-healthy-more-flavourful-and-environmentally-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"New meat analogue made from okara is healthy, more flavourful and environmentally friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-9940'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"ads-slider-28\" class=\"custom-slider ads-slider-768963327 ads-slider\"><ul><li><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/goto\/?308404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/308404.jpg\" alt=\"Free from food\" title=\"Free from food\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/li><li><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/click.php?banner=302805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/302805.jpg\" alt=\"LUBRIPLATE\" title=\"LUBRIPLATE\" border=\"0\" width=\"120\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/li><li><div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"ads-1801308717\"><!--Begin ClixTrac.com Banner Code -->\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/click.php?banner=297426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/clixtrac.com\/banner\/297426.jpg\" alt=\"Click here for more information!\" title=\"Click here for more information!\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\r\n<!--End ClixTrac.com Banner Code --><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $adsslider768963327 = jQuery( \".ads-slider-768963327\" );$adsslider768963327.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$adsslider768963327.unslider({ delay:5000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$adsslider768963327.on(\"mouseover\", function(){$adsslider768963327.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$adsslider768963327.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h1 class=\"post-title entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">New meat analogue made from okara is healthy, more flavourful and environmentally friendly<\/h1><span class=\"post-meta-infos\">\/ <span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\">in <a href=\"https:\/\/fei-online.com\/category\/featured-articles\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Articles<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>A team of researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania and the University of Helsinki have recently published a paper proposing a nutritious meat analogue using fermented okara (soy pulp). The innovation can potentially change the meat analogue industry offering a product that has less salt and saturated fats and more flavour than real meat.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Millions of people worldwide suffer from digestive disorders. In the US alone, digestive diseases affect over 60 million people yearly according to the US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Experts say that the probiotics produced during fermentation can help restore the balance of friendly bacteria and, by enhancing the number of free amino acids as well as minimising the effect of anti-mitogenic substances, may alleviate some digestive problems.<\/p>\n<p>Although fermented foods are rich in nutrients and fermentation can produce ingredients that improve smell and taste, the researchers from KTU Food Institute were among the few who relied on this process in meat analogue production.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeat analogues are the future food. Both business and science will have to reconsider the effect of using secondary raw materials, and it will benefit all the parties by reducing costs and saving resources. We believe that science is the key to an efficient shift,\u201d says one of the authors of the study, Dr Alvija \u0160ala\u0161evi\u010dien\u0117, the Director of KTU Food Institute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New component for the meat analogue industry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The group of researchers from KTU and the University of Helsinki produced meat analogues by adding fermented okara, the by-product of soy milk production, to the plant-based matrices. Okara samples were fermented by applying probiotics L. plantarum P1 and L. acidophilus 308 strains. The products containing different amounts of fermented okara modelled under different conditions were then evaluated.<\/p>\n<p>The study concluded that the use of fermentation makes okara a suitable component for meat analogues. According to the sensory and nutritional analysis, the optimum condition for producing meat analogues was the application of 6% okara in the matrices fermented by L. plantarum P1, when the matrices and okara are maturated at 4 \u00b0C for 2 hours. \u201cThe meat industry has deep-rooted traditions and people possess a clear expectation how a pork or beef burger, chicken sausage or other meat product should look, smell, taste and feel like. That\u2019s why when modelling a meat analogue, we need to clearly identify what we are developing and what qualities it should have,\u201d explains Dr \u0160ala\u0161evi\u010dien\u0117.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fermented okara-based meat analogue is healthier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to researchers, there are many health-induced reasons for reducing meat consumption: it is hard to digest, the amounts of saturated fat raises \u201cbad\u201d cholesterol, also meat foods are usually over salted as fat reduces the flavour.<\/p>\n<p>Meat analogues with fermented okara have more free amino acids, which diminish the antinutritional factors, therefore they are more easily digested than meat. Besides, the meat analogues modelled at KTU laboratories contain less fat and saturated fat but the same amount of protein \u2013 about 14-18% depending on different recipe variations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNon-hydrogenated oils containing only small amounts of saturated fat were used while developing our products. Thanks to the small amount of fat we were able to create characteristic flavours by using only 1% of salt. Among the 11 ingredients used in our product are only natural spices, pigments and aromatic compounds, and no preservatives,\u201d says Dr Gitana Alen\u010dikien\u0117, senior researcher at KTU Food Institute, a co-author of the study.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, there are no commercialised meat analogue products with okara. However, the researchers are convinced that, as organic waste recycling is becoming more and more relevant in today\u2019s world, their modelled meat analogue will find its way to the market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Future challenge: food from waste<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meat analogue with fermented okara is one of many products created by the researchers of KTU Food Institute. Recently, their pea-based meat analogue won the local innovation fair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth meat analogues are nutritionally valuable: our product with fermented okara is more easily digested and the pea-based meat analogue is rich with iron. While creating our products we aim to solve at least one nutritional problem \u2013 be it calorie control, lack of fibre or iron, or sluggish digestion process,\u201d explains Aelita Zabulion\u0117, a researcher at the KTU Food Institute. The researchers emphasise \u2013 every new plant-based product widens the choice for consumers and can reduce the usage of processed meat products.<\/p>\n<p>Meat analogues enriched with fibre, microelements, vitamins, amino acids, processed to remove antinutrients from raw materials are, according to them, the future food. Reusing different organic waste such as okara for food production could be one of the most important challenges to solve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>References<\/strong><br \/>\nRazavizadeh, S., et al. Impact of fermentation of okara on physicochemical,<br \/>\ntechno-functional, and sensory properties of meat analogues. 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