We have demonstrated that application of simple shear flow and heat in a Couette Cell is a scalable
process concept that can induce fibrous structural patterns to a granular mixture of plant proteins at mild
process conditions. In particular, a Couette Cell device with 7-L capacity was employed for the production
of structured soy-based meat replacers. A reduced factorial experimental design was used to find the
optimum process conditions between two relevant process parameters (process time and rotation rate),
while the process temperature remained constant at 120 C. Fibre-structured products with high
anisotropy indices were produced. Fibrousness is favoured at 30 ± 5 min and 25 ± 5 RPM. The up-scaled
Couette Cell can be operated in higher industrial values and yield 30 mm thick meat replacers, which
emulate meat. Besides, the study did not reveal any barriers for further upscaling of this concept. The
flexibility in design allows production of meat alternative products with sizes that are currently not
available, but could have advantages when aiming at replacement of complete muscular parts of animals,
for instance, chicken breast or beef meat.