| 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 |