List of meat substitutes

Meat substitutes

Dairy-based

• Glamorgan sausage – a traditional Welsh vegetarian sausage named after the historic county of Glamorgan in Wales.
• Paneer – for example in such dishes as Paneer tikka

  Fungi-derived

• Edible mushrooms
• Mycoprotein – a form of single-cell protein, also known as fungal protein, it is able to provide greater satiety than traditional protein sources such as chicken, while also being rich in protein and low in caloric content
• Fistulina hepatica – a common mushroom known as beefsteak fungus
• Laetiporus – a mushroom which is also named chicken of the woods
• Lyophyllum decastes – a mushroom known as fried chicken mushroom

  Fruit-based

• Breadfruit – used similarly as jackfruit in savory dishes
• Coconut burger – made from sapal, the coconut pulp by-products of traditional coconut milk extraction in Filipino cuisine
• Eggplant – semitropical/tropical plant with a highly textured flesh
• Jackfruit – a fruit whose flesh has a similar texture to pulled pork when cooked

  Legumes

• Burmese tofu – which is made from water, chickpea flour and turmeric.
• Falafel – a traditional Middle Eastern bean fritter, believed to have been created by ancient Copts as a meat substitute during Lent
• Ganmodoki – a traditional Japanese tofu based dish similar to veggie burgers
• Koya-dofu – freeze-dried tofu that has a taste and texture similar to meat when prepared, common in Buddhist vegetarian cuisine
• Oncom – one of the traditional staple foods of West Java cuisine of Indonesia, there are two types: red oncom and black oncom. Oncom is closely related to tempeh; both are foods fermented using mold.
• Soy protein – a protein that is isolated from soybeans, it is made from soybean meal that has been dehulled and defatted
• Soy pulp – used for veggie burgers and croquettes
• Tempeh – a traditional Indonesian soy product made from fermented soybeans
• Textured vegetable protein – a defatted soy flour product that is a by-product of extracting soybean oil. It is often used as a meat analogue or meat extender. It is quick to cook, with a protein content that is comparable to certain meats.
• Tofu – not traditionally seen as a meat substitute in Asia, but widely used for that purpose in the Western hemisphere
• Tofurkey – faux turkey, a meat substitute in the form of a loaf or casserole of vegetarian protein, usually made from tofu or seitan with a stuffing made from grains or bread, flavored with a broth and seasoned with herbs and spices
• Vegetarian bacon – sometimes made from tempeh, which is fermented from tofu.
• Vegetarian hot dog
• Vegetarian sausage
• Veggie burger

  Others

• In vitro meat
• Leaf protein concentrate
• Meat extenders – sometimes soy-based but not always
• Mock duck
• Nut roast
• Cauliflower - Coated in flour and baked or fried to imitate chicken wings or steak
• Wheat gluten – also known as miàn jīn in Chinese, or in Japan fu or seitan, or, rarely,

  Companies and brands

• Allma
• Amy's Kitchen
• Beanfeast
• Beyond Meat
• Boca Burger
• Field Roast Foods
• Fry Group Foods
• Gardein
• Gardenburger
• Goshen Alimentos
• Impossible Foods
• LightLife
• Linda McCartney Foods
• Morningstar Farms
• Nature's Fynd
• Solar Foods Ltd.
• Solazyme
• Quorn
• Tofurky
• Yves Veggie Cuisine