Tender Food’s Plant-Based Meats Deliver a Convincing Meaty Texture and Flavor Using Innovative Technology - Northshore Magazine

Tender Food’s Plant-Based Meats Deliver a Convincing Meaty Texture and Flavor Using Innovative Technology - Northshore Magazine

For decades, vegetarians and vegans have been searching for good meat substitutes. Although some taste great, their texture often leaves something to be desired. That’s because meat-alternative companies have traditionally made products like burgers, patties, and sausages using extruders, which heat and squeeze plant-based ingredients into something resembling ground meat. The result is held together using binders, thickeners, and gums. “It’s li…