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Non-animal proteins as cutting-edge ingredients to reformulate animal-free foodstuffs: Present status and future perspectives
(Taylor and Francis, 2021-03-27)
Consumer interest in protein rich diets is increasing, with more attention being paid to the protein source. Despite the occurrence of animal proteins in the human diet, non-animal proteins are gaining ...
Seafood alternatives: assessing the nutritional profile of products sold in the global market
(Springer, 2022-03-18)
The global market for seafood alternatives is witnessing an exponential growth. Nevertheless, the nutritional quality of such products is scarcely studied. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate, for the ...
Veggie burgers in the EU market: a nutritional challenge?
(Springer, 2021-07-02)
Nutritional information of burgers launched in the EU market during 2020 was retrieved from their labels. Products were initially classified into four types: i.e., veggie, red meat-, fish- and poultry-based. ...
Pea protein ingredients: A mainstream ingredient to (re)formulate innovative foods and beverages
(Elsevier, 2021-02-25)
Backgroun: Pea (Pisum sativum) proteins are emerging as a popular alternative to those conventional (deriving from animal and soy) due to their high protein content with interesting functionality, ...
Nutritional properties of organic and conventional beef meat at retail
(Wiley, 2019-02-20)
BACKGROUND: Consumers perceive that organic meat has superior nutritional properties compared to conventional meat,although the available evidence from commercial samples is very scarce. The present ...
Levels of taurine, hypotaurine and homotaurine, and amino acids profiles in selected commercial seaweeds, microalgae, and algae-enriched food products
(Elsevier, 2021-08-05)
Amino acids and sulfonic acid derivatives (Taurine-Tau; Hypotaurine-HypTau; Homotaurine-HTau) of 26 different species of commercial macroalgae, microalgae and 10 algae-enriched food products from the ...