Protein

PLANT MEAT, CARNIVORE NO MORE

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.

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The Pulse Of Pea Protein

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.

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PLANT and MEAT, PROTEIN IN HARMONY

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.

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Perfect Day gains patent and funding for animal-free proteins

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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