Defatted coconut meal: A novel upcycled ingredient to improve anisotropic structuring and nutritional value of high-moisture meat analogues

Key Points

• The research aims to evaluate the potential of defatted coconut meal as an ingredient in enhancing meat analogues.
• Analyzed the composition of defatted coconut meal.
• Conducted experiments to incorporate defatted coconut meal into high-moisture meat analogues.
• Assessed texture and nutritional content changes in the meat analogues.
• Defatted coconut meal significantly improved the texture of high-moisture meat analogues.
• Enhanced nutritional value was observed in analogues containing defatted coconut meal.
• The carbon footprint of meat analogue production was reduced with the inclusion of upcycled ingredients.