Turning Soybeans into Chicken (Mizzou)

Sure, some delicacies might taste just like chicken, but they usually feel and look much different. Soy meat alternatives, such as the soy burger, have become more popular recently, with increased sales of eight percent from 2007 to 2008. Now, scientists at the University of Missouri have created a soy substitute for chicken that is much like the real thing. The new soy chicken also has health benefits, including lowering cholesterol and maintaining healthy bones. Fu-Hung Hsieh, an MU professor of biological engineering and food science in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the College of Engineering, is leading the project to create a low-cost soy substitute for chicken. His research, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Illinois-Missouri Biotechnology Alliance, has led to a process that does more than just add color and flavor to soy. Hsieh has developed a process that makes the soy product simulate the fibrous qualities of a chicken breast.

Read more click here: http://cafnr.missouri.edu/news/stories2010/chews-like-chicken.php

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• soybeans
• chicken
• soy
• CAFNR
• college of agriculture
• food and natural resources
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[FemmeBleu]

Yet another way to stuff us with toxic soy products. Please don't anybody eat this poisonous garbage!

[tukkajumala]

It mostly looks like rubber.

Hopefully it at least tastes good.