An Earth technology of the 22nd century that reassembles basic proteins into a limited range of simple foods, used aboard Enterprise NX-01 alongside Chef's galley and a hydroponic garden.
The protein resequencer is an early ancestor of the replicator. It can be programmed to turn stored protein into a small menu of dishes, among them scrambled eggs, potatoes, meat loaf and chicken sandwiches. Aboard Enterprise NX-01 it supplements real cooking rather than replacing it.
It is referred to in several first-season Enterprise episodes, including Fight or Flight, Unexpected and Breaking the Ice. In Shadows of P'Jem, the captive Jonathan Archer tells his interrogators nothing about his ship except that the resequencer makes chicken sandwiches.
In Oasis, Trip Tucker leaves one programmed with human foods for Liana, and Cold Station 12 shows that Arik Soong used one to feed the young Augments. The crew are impressed by a true replicator in Dead Stop.