Diverse opportunities
Our TVP can be used in many different products. It can for example be used in plant-based meatballs, schnitzels, patties or as it is in a dish.
Improve your plant-based meat-solutions with textured potato protein
As our CCO, Hugo Nielsen, predicted in the beginning of the year, the demand for plant-based ingredients continues to grow, and will keep doing so over the coming years. The modern consumer wants to reduce their meat intake, but lacks innovative options available at supermarkets, that can help ease the transition towards a more plant-based diet.
At KMC we have taken a significant step towards a plant-based future, as we have managed to innovate extracted potato protein from being a powder ingredient into being a product with a structure very similar to meat.
This innovation can revolutionize the plant-based products that are available to consumers, as potato protein has properties that are especially relevant as an ingredient in meat supplements. Textured potato protein has high nutritional values, a meat like structure and frying crust.
In the video below you can see what TVP is all about.
The potential of Protafy TVP
“Textured potato protein has the properties that we know a lot of consumers look for when eating plant-based products. There is as huge potential in potato protein as a food ingredient. Our goal at KMC is to drive the transition from animal-based ingredients to plant-based ingredients, and on this journey, we have made a real breakthrough towards better products for the consumer with this innovation,” says Jesper Burgaard CEO at KMC and continues:
“We started the production of potato protein for consumer products in 2019 because of the potential of the nutritional value as an ingredient. But as a powder product, potato protein did not add any functional properties. Now, with our new texturing technique, potato protein can add meat-like structure to products and is therefore ideal to use in meat supplements.”
Recipes with Protafy TVP
Professional Danish chefs have created great dishes with our Protafy TVP. Here you will find two recipes, and you can watch one of the chefs prepare the dishes in the video below.
Two TVP recipes
Tomato Gnocchi
| Ingredient | % |
| TVP C4 fried | 20 |
| Onion, diced | 6,97 |
| Oil | 6,66 |
| Butter | 6,66 |
| Condiment 001 | 6,66 |
| Cherry tomato, diced | 33,33 |
| Parsley, chopped | 3,33 |
| Thyme, fresh | 1 |
| Garlic, fresh | 1,5 |
| Sun-dried tomato | 6,66 |
| Tomato puré | 6,66 |
| Salt | 0,33 |
| Black pepper | 0,2 |
Tasty Potato Balls
| Ingredient | % |
| Water | 50,95 |
| Oil | 9,46 |
| Oat flakes | 8,95 |
| TVP C4 | 8,01 |
| Onion, fresh | 7,28 |
| Condiment 01 | 5,39 |
| Superior Potato Starch | 4,37 |
| Methylcellulose | 1,82 |
| Sodium chloride | 0,95 |
| Sugar | 0,73 |
| Caregeenan | 0,66 |
| Fresh chive | 0,50 |
| Lemon peel | 0,36 |
| Yeast extract | 0,22 |
| Smoke aroma | 0,22 |
| Black pepper | 0,08 |
| Masker | 0,07 |
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Good for both climate and nutrition
When we talk about potato protein as a good alternative to meat, it is because it contains all the essential amino acids. On top of this, the combination of amino acids present in the potato protein is very well balanced. This makes the nutritional value of the potato protein the same value as meat.
“Sustainability and business go hand in hand at KMC. With our new product we can offer a climate friendly protein produced by Danish potato farmers to consumers across the globe. We strongly believe that textured potato protein will play a crucial part in the development of new plant-based solution to the consumers of the world,” says Jesper Burgaard.
At KMC we replaced 26,600 tonnes of animal ingredients in 20/21. An increase of 13 percent compared to the previous year. KMC aims to replace 39.000 tons of animal ingredients with plant-based ingredients in the financial season 2024/2025.
Do not hestitate to contact us if you want to know more about our TVP solution.
Extraordinary structure
Our potato TVP has an extraordinary structure which no other TVP can match. It has a great frying crust, and is a good alternative to meat products.
Taste is important
As with other TVP products, the taste can be a challenge. We are working together with world leaders within taste systems to find a solution that will make the taste of TVP attractive to consumers.
From sidestream to independent product
The tubers mostly consists of starch, while about 2% is protein. But with the amount of potatoes processed each year, this adds up to big amounts of potato protein.
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