Dried soya mince

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26th January, 2013
sonnyb

Dried soya mince

Hi, could somebody please tell me if dried soya mince has to be sinned please and if so how many?
26th January, 2013
Kefalonian at heart

Hi Sonnyb
I use it all the time syn free on Extra Easy. The book states "TVP/soya protein made with defatted soya". I have no idea if mine is 'defatted' or not!
28th January, 2013
sonnyb

Hi Kefolonian at heart,

Thanks for that info, Im doing green and red days. I cant imagine soya being fatty at all, so dont really know what that means! I presume its made from the soya bean. Im using textured soya protein mince and I really like it.
29th January, 2013
Kefalonian at heart

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Originally Posted by sonnyb

Hi Kefolonian at heart,

Thanks for that info, Im doing green and red days. I cant imagine soya being fatty at all, so dont really know what that means! I presume its made from the soya bean. Im using textured soya protein mince and I really like it.

I use the same...mine comes in bulk from a market so has no packaging but I agree it doesn't seem fatty at all. I soak mine for 15mins in boiling water before I drain and use it and the water doesn't appear to have fat in it! Have you tried the chunks? I'm not so keen on them, they're a bit spongy.
If you find any interesting recipes let me know. I make the usual spag bol, chilli, meatloaf, sausages and I'm also keen to try something new with it.
29th January, 2013
Minimunchkins

I use in place of regular mince - I get mine from Holland & Barrett but the bag deffo states that it's de-fatted soya. I'd expect there must be some difference otherwise SW wouldn't bother stipulating 'De-fatted'. However, if you don't get the packaging to check and you're happy with your losses then I wouldn't worry about it.
29th January, 2013
sonnyb

I dont do anything exciting with it,just shepherds pie and mince n tatties really! I dont soak mine first I just add it as it is and add stock to the pot.
30th January, 2013
Kefalonian at heart

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Originally Posted by Minimunchkins

I use in place of regular mince - I get mine from Holland & Barrett but the bag deffo states that it's de-fatted soya. I'd expect there must be some difference otherwise SW wouldn't bother stipulating 'De-fatted'. However, if you don't get the packaging to check and you're happy with your losses then I wouldn't worry about it.

Yippee I think it's all made with de-fatted soya flour!
Textured vegetable protein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia