Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein
Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein is an extruded plant-protein product made from defatted peanut flour or peanut protein concentrate, typically delivering 50 to 70 percent protein on a dry basis.
The product presents as chunks, flakes, mince, or strips with a fibrous, meat-like bite once rehydrated.
As with all peanut-derived ingredients, it is a major food allergen and triggers mandatory labelling in the United States, the European Union, and most regulated markets.
We source bulk Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein from top China manufacturers for our partners. The manufacturer is in Shandong. A smaller requirement can ship in a combined container with other ingredients.
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- Packaging
- 25 kg kraft paper bag with PE inner liner
- ISO 9001
- HACCP
- Halal
- Kosher
Specifications
Grades / Types Available: Food Grade, Feed Grade
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Light yellow to tan extruded chunks |
| Protein (dry basis) | ≥50% |
| Moisture | ≤10% |
| Fat | ≤3.0% |
| Ash | ≤7.0% |
| Fibre | ≤5.0% |
| Rehydration Ratio | ≥2.5× |
| Bulk Density | 180–280 g/L |
| Texture | Chewy, fibrous |
| Aflatoxin B1 | ≤5 μg/kg |
| Heavy Metals (as Pb) | ≤2 mg/kg |
| Salmonella | Absent in 25g |
| Water content | ≤12 |
| Total Colony Number | ≤30000 |
| Coliforms | ≤30 |
| Colour | Milky white or yolk |
Common Markets Grades
Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein is graded by particle size and by protein content.
Mince and granule grades, typically 2 to 5 millimeters, are used in meat-extender applications and as ground-meat analogues.
Chunk and strip grades, 8 to 25 millimeters, are positioned for stir-fry, stew, and curry preparations where a visible meat-like structure is desired.
Colour ranges from pale tan in lightly roasted grades to medium brown in deeper roasts. Deeper-roast grades carry a more pronounced peanut aroma.
Halal, Kosher, and Non-GMO Project Verified grades exist from major suppliers. Organic peanut TVP remains a niche product line.
Applications
- Plant-based ground meats, burgers, meatballs, and sausages
- Meat extenders blended with beef, pork, or poultry mince to improve yield
- Vegan stir-fry, curry, and stew protein chunks
- Frozen ready meals and microwaveable plant-protein entrees
- African and South Asian dishes built around peanut-based proteins
- Hot-dog and deli-slice analogues built on textured peanut chunks
- School and institutional nutrition programs requiring affordable protein
- Soup mixes, chili kits, and instant meal cups
- Pet food and treats for novel-protein and high-protein formats
- Snack and jerky-style products with rehydrated peanut TVP base
- Food-service applications where cost per gram of protein matters
China Manufacturers of Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein
Top Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein manufacturers in China.
Company names and logos are the property of the manufacturers themselves. They are listed here because our own directory records them as producing this ingredient. A listing is not an endorsement by them, and we do not represent them or speak on their behalf.
How We Help Source Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein
Direct Factory Sourcing
We run the whole process: selecting the manufacturer from the top Chinese food ingredient producers, negotiating the price, verifying quality, and coordinating the logistics. You deal with us instead of with several factories at once.
Original Packaging and Documents from the Manufacturer
The manufacturer sends your Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein out of its own factory in the original packing, through to your destination port. The COA, COO, MSDS, TDS and any certifications reach you from the manufacturer as well.
Free Samples and Lead Time
We send 100 to 500 g free for your own laboratory to test and you cover only the courier, usually within 2 to 3 working days. ETD is usually within 7 to 15 days once the order is confirmed, and we check that date against the factory's own manufacturing schedule before we give it to you.
Combined Shipment
We can load Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein together with other ingredients such as Collagen Peptide, Soy Protein Isolate and Fish Collagen Peptide into one 20' FCL. If your quantity is small, we can also ship LCL.
Regulatory Status
Peanut Textured Vegetable Protein is regulated as a conventional food in major markets but is subject to mandatory allergen labelling for peanut.
The United States requires peanut declaration under the Food Allergen Labelling and Consumer Protection Act. The European Union requires declaration under Regulation EU 1169/2011, Annex II.
Aflatoxin controls on the incoming peanut raw material apply to the finished extrudate. Suppliers maintain regular HPLC monitoring and certificates of analysis for each lot.
The ingredient is not subject to additive listings and holds self-affirmed GRAS status for typical food uses in the United States.
Halal, Kosher, and Non-GMO certifications are commonly available. Strict allergen-control programs and dedicated extrusion lines are standard at reputable producers.
Manufacturing Process
Peanut TVP starts with defatted peanut flour or peanut protein concentrate. The starting material is screened for aflatoxin, moisture, and particle size.
The flour is conditioned with water and minor functional ingredients such as starch or hydrocolloid, then fed into a twin-screw extruder.
Inside the extruder the dough is heated under high shear and pressure, then forced through a die. The sudden pressure drop at the die exit causes water to flash to steam, which aligns the protein into a fibrous, meat-like structure.
The extrudate is cut to size, dried to roughly 8 percent moisture, cooled, and screened.
Finished product is sieved into mince, granule, chunk, or strip fractions and packed in food-grade liners, often with metal-detection and final aflatoxin verification.
