Plant-Based & Alternative Proteins Evolution: Recent Breakthroughs Opening New Growth Avenues
The popularity of plant-based food trends and shifting demands for alternative proteins are primarily driven by customers’ preferences for novel alternatives, such as peas, canola, and faba beans. However, achieving the optimal taste, mouthfeel, and texture is one of the most pressing impediments for plant-based food industry players. Companies struggle with mass-level commercialization of plant […]
How Can Plant-Based Dairy and Desserts Dominate the Market in 2030?
The plant-based food movement has evolved into a revolution and is now transitioning into a mainstream lifestyle for consumers. Once considered a niche trend, driven by ethical, environmental, and health concerns, this movement has altered the way consumers approach food and perceive it. Notably, two categories, dairy and desserts, are witnessing the seismic shift from […]
The Industry of Functional Dairy Ingredients
Milk and dairy products are considered key components of the human diet. Post-COVID-19 consumer trend suggests a desire for novel foods to improve health and provide additional nutrients. With the marketing of numerous functional foods, the dairy sector‘s expansion is a valuable asset. Milk components contain active components, such as protein, protein fractions, amino acids, […]
Air-Derived Proteins: The Next Step In Circular Food Economy
Air-derived proteins are an ingenious solution to address the growing gap between nutritional requirements and available resources. An extension of cellular agriculture, the microorganisms involved in this process use atmospheric gases as raw material to produce edible proteins and other supplements. It is an emerging research area that holds the potential to enhance the production […]
Single Cell Protein Industrialization: Navigating The Roadblocks
Single-cell proteins (SCP) have been around for almost half a century. However, their industrial popularity fluctuated under techno-commercial hurdles time and again. They reached their first high point during the First World War and another during the Second but went awry with the onset of the oil crisis in the 1980s. Nevertheless, the growing gap […]
Exploring the Benefits and Future of Cultured Meat Products
Cultured meat is meat produced by in-vitro cell cultures of an animal cell. It is a form of cellular agriculture and is a cheap, humane, and sustainable alternative to slaughtered meat. However, there is a requirement for consumer acceptance of cultured meat as its effects on health are still under consideration. But, the rising know-how […]