Plant
protein technology is a core area of biotechnology to ease
the problem of human protein demand. Plant-based meat based on plant
protein technology is a growing concern by global consumers in alleviating
environmental pollution, cutting down resources consumption, and improving
animal welfare. Plant-based meat simulates the texture, taste, and
appearance of animal meat by using protein, lipid, carbohydrate, and
other plant nutrients as the main substances. This review summarizes
the main components of plant-based meat, processing technology, standard
formula, market competition, and formula and texture of future research
directions. According to the existing methods of plant-based meat
fiber forming, the development process and characteristics of four
production processes and equipment of plant-based meat spinning, extrusion,
shearing, and 3D printing are emphatically expounded. The processing
principles and methods of different processing technologies in plant-based
meat production are summarized. The production process and equipment
of plant-based meat will pay more attention to the joint production
of various processes to improve the defects of plant-based meat production
process.