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Textured vegetable proteins, TVP, Textured meat proteins production machine

Textured meat proteins (TMP) or textured vegetable proteins (TVP) are produced primarily through extrusion cooking, a process that uses heat, pressure, and shear to rearrange plant protein molecules (soy, wheat, pea) into fibrous, meat-like structures. The process involves creating a dough, heating it above 60℃, passing it through a die to form shapes (chunks, flakes), and drying. TVP made from soy, pea, chickpea, wheat gluten, lentil, lupin, rice, legume and other plant-based proteins. Available in many shapes and sizes including nuggets, chunks, strips, milled, minced, and flaked.

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1 set

shipping:

FOB Qingdao

Payments:

T/T, Trade Assurance, L/C at sight acceptable

Customisation:

Voltage, color, spare parts configuration can be customized

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Major processing equipment

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Preparation & Mixing: Raw materials, primarily defatted soy flour, soy protein concentrate, or other plant proteins, are mixed with water to form a premix.
Drying & Cooling: The moist, hot product is dried, usually to less than 8–10% moisture, to make it shelf-stable, followed by cooling.

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Extrusion: The mixture is fed into a twin-screw extruder, where it is subjected to high moisture, heat, and shear, causing the protein to melt, denature, and form a gel. As the hot protein mass exits the extruder through a shaping nozzle (die), the sudden pressure drops cause moisture to evaporate rapidly, inflating the protein and creating a fibrous, porous, and chewy texture.

Cutting & Shaping

A knife attached to the die cuts the textured product into the desired size (e.g., bits, chunks, flakes).

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Advantages of our TVP making machine

The products produced by the high-humidity method are more meat-like and easy to use, they are the future development direction and main force of tissue protein, and will gradually replace dry tissue protein.

Economies of Scale: Fully automated production lines (e.g., 500kg/h or 5t/h and above) can operate continuously for 24 hours, significantly reducing electricity and depreciation costs per unit of product.

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We offer customized and manufacture each system, which ensures every piece of food processing equipment integrates seamlessly and performs to your specifications.

Automated seasoning rollers ensure that each pellet is evenly coated with oils and palatability enhancers, avoiding uneven flavor caused by manual methods or simple equipment, and significantly increasing pets' willingness to eat.

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We deliver equipment all over the world, our project managers and service team will be with you from installation and commissioning to maintenance, repair and upgrade services.

The automated batching system is accurate to the gram, ensuring that the protein, fat, and vitamin content of each batch strictly conforms to the label declaration, avoiding the error risks of manual addition. Multi-layer continuous dryers precisely control the finished product's moisture content within the golden range of 8%-10%, ensuring both crispness and effectively inhibiting mold growth, extending shelf life.

Parameters

Model	Installed power(kw)	Power consumption(kw)	Output (kg/hr)	Size (m)
MT65 TVP making machine	85kw	65kw	150-200kg/hr	18x1.3x2.3m
MT70 TVP making machine	120kw	90kw	200-300kg/hr	20x1.5x2.4m
MT85 TVP making machine	195kw	165kw	600-800kg/hr	24x3.5x4.3m
MT62 HMMA Extruder	160KW	110KW	200-300kg/hr	22x1.5x2 m
MT110 HMMA Extruder	190KW	160KW	300-400kg/hr	26x1.5x2m

FAQ

Q: What raw materials are suitable for TVP production?

A: The TVP production line uses defatted soybean meal, pea protein powder, plant starch and other eco-friendly raw materials. Through high-temperature and high-pressure twin-screw extrusion curing, it produces high-fiber textured vegetable protein, which is widely used as plant-based meat raw material.

Q: Can the machine adjust the texture of plant protein?

A: Yes. By precisely adjusting the extrusion temperature, screw rotating speed and internal pressure, the equipment can produce textured vegetable protein with loose, tender, tough and layered different textures, adapting to various plant food processing scenarios.

Q: Is plant protein production a profitable business?

A: The global plant-based food market is booming with huge market potential. The TVP production project features low initial investment, wide raw material sources and high profit margin, which is an ideal profitable project for new food business startups and factory expansion.

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