TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS CONVERSION TABLE FOR USING TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN

TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS
Textured vegetable protein products are made from soybeans, cereal flours or other plant proteins.  Dry or frozen textured vegetable protein products are available unflavored or flavored and uncolored or colored.  Due to the variability in flavors added by processors, changes in recipes may be necessary whenever brands are changed.  The colored product is les apparent in the prepared food.  The unflavored colored product was judged desirable when using favorite recipes.
When using a textured vegetable protein product withseasoningsadded, you cannot rely on the information contained on the label of the product, as the instructions may not be accurate.  The following information chart was developed to assist you in the use of textured vegetable products without seasonings added.
Find weight of meat, weight of dry textured vegetable protein and volume of water needed at desired level of substitution for estimated participation.
CONVERSION TABLE FOR USING TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN
COMPUTED AT 30 PERCENT LEVELNOTE:Mix water and TVP   Let stand at least ten minutes   Mix with meat.
Pounds of meat Amount of meat needed to purchase (pounds) Amount Amount Meat & TVP
called for of Water of TVP mix will yield
in recipe + (Pints) + (pounds) = (pounds)
7 5 + 1.25 + 0.75 = 7
8 – 10 7 + 1.8 + 1.2 = 10
11 – 14 10 + 2.5 + 1.5 = 14
15 – 21 15 + 3.5 + 2.5 = 21
22 – 28 20 + 5 + 3 = 28
29 – 35 25 + 6 + 4 = 35
36 – 42 30 + 7 + 5 = 42
43 – 50 35 + 9 + 6 = 50
51 – 57 40 + 10.25 + 6.75 = 57
58 – 64 45 + 11.5 + 7.5 = 64
65 –71 50 + 12.5 + 8.5 = 71
72 –78 55 + 14 + 9 = 78
79 – 85 60 + 15 + 10 = 85
86 – 92 65 + 16.5 + 10.5 = 92
93 – 100 70 + 18 + 12 = 100
101 – 107 75 + 19.25 + 12.75 = 107
108 – 114 80 + 20.5 + 13.5 = 114
115 – 121 85 + 21.5 + 14.5 = 121
122 – 128 90 + 23 + 15 = 128
129 – 135 95 + 24 + 16 = 135
136 – 142 100 + 25 + 17 = 142
143 – 150 105 + 27 + 18 = 150
151 – 157 110 + 28.5 + 18.5 = 157
158 – 164 115 + 29.5 + 19.5 = 164
165 – 171 120 + 30.5 + 20.5 = 171
172 – 178 125 + 32 + 21 = 178
179 – 185 130 + 33 + 22 = 185
186 – 192 135 + 34 + 23 = 192
193 – 200 140 + 36 + 24 = 200
201 – 207 145 + 37.5 + 24.5 = 207
208 – 214 150 + 38.5 + 25.5 = 214
215 – 221 155 + 39.5 + 26.5 = 221
222 – 228 160 + 41 + 27 = 228
229 – 235 165 + 43 + 28 = 235
236 – 242 170 + 43 + 29 = 242
243 – 250 175 + 45 + 30 = 250
251 – 257 180 + 46.25 + 30.75 = 257
258 – 264 185 + 47.5 + 31.5 = 264
265 – 271 190 + 48.5 + 32.5 = 271
272 – 278 195 + 50 + 33 278
279 – 285 200 + 51 + 34 285