textured vegetable protein
noun [ U ] uk/ˌteks.tʃəd ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl ˌprəʊ.tiːn/ us/ˌteks.tʃɚd ˌvedʒ.tə.bəl ˈproʊ.tiːn/ (abbreviation TVP)
植物组织蛋白
a food produced from soya beans that can be used instead of meat and often is made to look like meat
A common form of soy (or soya) is textured vegetable protein (TVP), which is made into a wide variety of vegetarian foods, some of them intended to imitate meat. 大豆的一种常见形式是植物组织蛋白，它被制成各种各样的素食食品，其中一些用来模仿肉类。
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- Textured vegetable protein (TVP) is made from soy flour with the fat removed and is sold as a meat.
- Soya foods include tofu, tempeh, textured vegetable protein (chunks, mince etc), soya sauces, and soya dairy alternatives.
- The vegetarian chicken is made using textured vegetable protein.
- Textured vegetable protein may be used as a vegetarian substitute for the meat.