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Discover how we transform plant-based protein to manufacture vegan products

July 6, 2023
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Choosing a specialized vegan food factory for the production of vegan products has numerous benefits to ensure excellence in product quality and compliance with the highest manufacturing standards. By working with a specialized manufacturer like Alimentos Sanygran, companies can leverage innovation and years of experience in the industry to bring their Plant-Based idea to life.

In our vegan food factory located in Tudela, we have four cutting-edge in-house technologies that allow us to transform plant-based protein in innovative and efficient ways. Among our technologies, we have the following:

Wet Extrusion Technology

High Moisture Extrusion is a rapidly growing technology in this sector. It involves a mixture of water and plant-based protein subjected to high pressure and temperatures.

Our wet extrusion technology allows us to create different meat or fish analogs, maximizing flavour, texture, and nutritional value of our products.

Furthermore, we have developed different cuts and flavors to create the perfect Plant-Based solution for each customer. The applications for this product are endless; it can be consumed directly as a topping without heating or used as an ingredient in various recipes such as empanada fillings, fajitas, or salads.

Ilustración 1. Fajitas made with 100% vegetable-based duck-flavored strips
Ilustración 1. Fajitas made with 100% vegetable-based duck-flavored strips

Aeration Technology

We are the only company in Southern Europe with aeration technology, which allows us to achieve a texture closer to poultry and white fish meat, providing a whitish color to neutral products and enhancing marinade penetration in moist extrusion products with flavor.

We use this technology to modify the texture of products made with wet extrusion technology.

Veggian Technology developed by Ctic-Cita

Ctic-Cita has developed this low-temperature wet extrusion technology, enabling the production of textured products with a high protein concentration.

These products use as their main ingredient vegetables from the same manufacturing region (Tudela), in our case, pea protein, following two fundamental principles: circular economy and local sourcing (kilometer 0).

This protein transformation technology allows us to offer delicious and appealing options for both meat and fish consumers in a minced format that perfectly imitates the texture.

Ilustración 2. Pizza made with minced beef-flavored filling
Ilustración 2. Pizza made with minced beef-flavored filling

Dry Extrusion Technology

Dry extrusion technology is an essential part of our company; it is one of the first technologies implemented in our vegan product factory located in Tudela, Navarra. Our years of experience have provided us with extensive knowledge and expertise in textured vegetable protein (TVP).

Ilustración 3. Bolognese-style pasta made with Legumbreta Media, the star product in our textured vegetable protein portfolio
Ilustración 3. Bolognese-style pasta made with Legumbreta Media, the star product in our textured vegetable protein portfolio

Having these four in-house technologies allows us to provide our clients with a wide variety of options to create plantbased foods with different textures, flavors, and formats.

Moreover, thanks to these technologies and constant innovation in the sector, we have the ability to tailor our products perfectly to meet the needs and preferences of consumers.