Guest guest Posted August 9, 2001 Report Share Posted August 9, 2001 TVP is Textured Vegetable Protein. It is produced from soybeans after the hull and oil have been removed. The remaining material, defatted soy flour, is used in place of meat. TVP was developed to be approximately 52% protein so that when it was dehydrated, it would have the same protein content as ground meat. The following chart shows the comparison of TVP to Meat: Calories Protein(g) Cholesterol(mg) Fat(g) Sodium(mg) TVP 70 13 0 0.3 4 (hydrated) Ground 265 21 82 17 70 Beef Ground 217 25 80 13 75 Chicken Ground 209 22 63 13 75 Turkey If you cannot buy it in your local health food or grocery store, you can order it directly from a place called: Harvest Direct P.O. Box 4514 Decatur, Il 62525 800-835-2867 There is also an online store that carries the same thing but they don't call it TVP because that is a registered trademark. This is not the same company, but has the same name. The online name is also Harvest Direct @ www.harvestdirect.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 Hi i didn't see a reply listed to this.. so i'm answering.. my apologies if you got heaps of these already TVP is Textured Vegetable Protein.. it comes dehydrated and you reconstitute it in water before cooking with it. You can find it sold in bulk in health food groceries or order it by mail. Just put TVP or the long version in your search engine. It is used in this house at least twice a week. Good luck shazadi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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