date:Jun 20, 2023
a novel, whole meat-muscle analog, says lead researcher Stacie Dobson, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science at the University of Guelph.
Utilizing corn zein for structure
The key ingredient that provided the structure the researchers were after is zein, the primary storage protein in corn.
Zein can be isolated from corn gluten, an abundant agricultural waste product. Plant-based cheeses are already taking advantage of their fiber-forming capability.
Dobson reveals that her team