You can call it an overreaction to some bad soy headlines, or chalk it up to concerns about the environmental impacts of meat. Either way, it’s hard to ignore the food industry’s new favourite protein source: peas.
Although the sale of pea protein isolate is trending and has
become a formidable competitor to soy protein, the sales of its
by-products does not see a similar growth curve.
Texture and color are considered the
Holy Grail when it comes to using
plant-protein ingredients to mimic meat.
It is a fine art to duplicate the textural
subtleties such as chewiness, fibrosity, and flakiness of the meat or fish. Proprietary innovative manufacturing and formulation technologies have become available and are now increasingly used for animal protein replacement.
Global demand for protein is booming partly due to rising incomes in emerging markets. Higher income also translates to consumers’ demand for improved organoleptic and nutritive quality, while shifting the diet preferences to include more protein, says Henk Hoogenkamp, Protein Specialist & Author.
The combination of population
growth and rising environmental
pressures means the new protein
demand will have to be met by
more than animals.
No Self Reliance
Increasing meat consumption has
manifested itself in China, losing
its near self-sufficiency in soybeans.
Chinese soybeans imports have steadily
increased and now represent about
85 percent of consumption. Similarly,
corn imports are now also at the
beginning of the soy-trajectory as
compared to the past when China
was self-sufficient.
Cellular agriculture is the key to meeting future global demands for protein, says Henk Hoogenkamp, author of Protein Transition:Technological, Economic & Societal Impact of Global Protein Sustainability.
Over time, these innovative food will ease into the supply chain
Perfect Day is a start-up specializing in the production of environmentally friendly and nutritious sources of protein – without the use of animals. The Silicon Valley-based innovator is collaborating with food companies and food investors to bring its proteins to market and has raised US$24.7 million in funding and received its first patent for the use of animal-free dairy proteins in food applications.
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