Profusion Organic Vegan Pea and Fava Protein Chunks, 125g - High Protein & Gluten-Free - Soya-Free Meat Substitute

I am not normally an advocate of meat substitutes and prefer to eat fresh veg, beans and lentils but as a vegan I like to add a bit more variety to my meals as my usual dishes can get watery and quite acidic with lots of veg, beans and lentils. This did what I wanted it to, it absorbs water and seasoning very well much like mushrooms or aubergine and adds texture to dishes, it also crisps up very nicely using an air frier without need for oil. However, I think I would have preferred without the salt (unsalted version?) and I am not sure whether the 'concentrates' contained within are nearly as nutritious as eating peas and fava beans which are great foods. Despite these aspects, the option contains high fibre, high protein and low fat content which is healthier than the majority of substitutes out there. I find it tasty but it is based on adding garlic, onions and seasoning. it balances my meal for me and also means I don't necessarily need to add as much carbohydrate such as pasta or rice since it is filling and satiating which I like. Overall, good and I will most likely keep for two meals a week to add some variation. Good price, available on amazon and Holland & Barrett which is useful and fair quality ingredients.

Love these! I can’t eat a lot of soya or Quorn and struggle to find a veggie meat alternative. These are perfect and so versatile. The suggestion on the packet of soaking them with a stock cube/bit of bullion/MSG is great and gives them more umami flavour because they’re tasteless otherwise. They don’t take long to soak and they’re a solid amount of protein for the calories too! Will buy again and again for sure

If you are allergic to soya, then these are for you. They are tasteless, so will soak up any flavouring that you add to them. A really nice alternative to soya

- Don't need hot water to rehydrate them can use normal tap water. - Made a really nice Korma with them. - The texture is the same as real meat. - Take 30 mins to fully rehydrate. - They are quite filling for one meal.

I'd say they're ok. They do what they say. They take on flavour but do just taste like some weird rehydrated paste. Would be absolutely fine if it was space food, but I have just found my inclination to use them is low...

It's hard to find good meat substitutes for those who want food that looks somewhat like meat and has a similar texture but is vegan, gluten-free, and soy-free (my husband!). These are ideal! They rehydrate and cook up nicely. As we use them in "wet" food like stews, casseroles, or curries, rather than rehydrating in water as directed which gives a bland result, we rehydrate in stock, seasoned tomato juice, or diluted cooking sauce and add straight to the cooking pot once they've soaked long enough to fully rehydrate. Unlike soy there's no strong unpleasant taste so they take on the flavour of cooking sauces nicely. A useful store cupboard item.

This is the first time I’ve bought this item. For the price it’s good value. I made a curry with mine & it was very good. You need to be careful to not over cook it especially if the cooking temperature is too high as the pieces get very hard (my fault entirely as I DID read the instructions first but ignored them🙄).

Why did you choose this product over others?: I wanted a store cupboard product I could keep as a fall back. This was about as expensive as any other vegetarian/vegan product out there. It's very easy to use and rehydrates quickly however, I discovered that eaten 'raw' as it were, it tastes a lot like Pork Scratchings! To my tastebuds at least and this is a real discovery, I used to love Pork Scratchings but now, the thought of eating Pork.....It's also ok in a Stir Fry, haven't tried it in curry yet.