Meala Texturized Pea Protein Replaces Methylcellulose Binder in Blended Beef Burgers, Matching All-Beef Flavour in Sensory Panel
Israel’s Meala FoodTech says a single texturized plant protein, sold in Europe with dsm-firmenich as Vertis PB Pea, can replace methylcellulose (E461) in blended beef. In a New Sense super-taster panel, its blend showed no significant difference from all-beef on beef flavour, but it was less juicy and browned darker.