a Division of Livestock Products Technology , Indian Veterinary Research Institute , Izatnagar , Uttar Pradesh.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2015;55(9):1241-5. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2012.689381.
The health-conscious consumers are in search of nutritious and convenient food item which can be best suited in their busy life. The vegetarianism is the key for the search of such food which resembles the meat in respect of nutrition and sensory characters, but not of animal origin and contains vegetable or its modified form, this is the point when meat analog evolved out and gets shape. The consumers gets full satisfaction by consumption of meat analog due to its typical meaty texture, appearance and the flavor which are being imparted during the skilled production of meat analog. The supplement of protein in vegetarian diet through meat alike food can be fulfilled by incorporating protein-rich vegetative food grade materials in meat analog and by adopting proper technological process which can promote the proper fabrication of meat analog with acceptable meat like texture, appearance, flavor, etc. The easily available vegetables, cereals, and pulses in India have great advantages and prospects to be used in food products and it can improve the nutritional and functional characters of the food items. The various form and functional characters of food items are available world over and attracts the meat technologists and the food processors to bring some innovativeness in meat analog and its presentation and marketability so that the acceptability of meat analog can be overgrown by the consumers.
注重健康的消费者正在寻找营养丰富且方便的食品，最好能适应他们忙碌的生活。素食主义是寻找此类食品的关键，这些食品在营养和感官特性上与肉类相似，但不是动物来源的，并且包含蔬菜或其改性形式，这就是肉类模拟物进化并形成的关键点。由于肉类模拟物具有典型的肉质纹理、外观和在肉类模拟物的熟练生产过程中赋予的风味，消费者通过食用肉类模拟物可以获得充分的满足感。通过在肉类模拟物中添加富含蛋白质的植物性食品级材料，并采用适当的加工工艺，可以促进肉类模拟物的适当制作，使其具有可接受的肉类质地、外观、风味等，从而可以通过类似肉类的食物来满足素食者饮食中对蛋白质的补充。在印度，容易获得的蔬菜、谷物和豆类具有很大的优势和前景，可以用于食品生产，这可以提高食品的营养和功能特性。世界各地都有各种形式和功能特性的食品，吸引着肉类技术人员和食品加工商在肉类模拟物及其呈现方式和市场销售方面进行创新，从而使消费者能够更多地接受肉类模拟物。
