Αbstract Background Vegan diets, where animal-and all their by-products are excluded from
the diet, have gained popularity, especially in the last decade. However, the evaluation of …

Consumer demand for plant protein-based products is high and expected to grow
considerably in the next decade. Factors contributing to the rise in popularity of plant …

As a result of population growth, an emerging middle-class, and a more health-conscious
society concerned with overconsumption of fats and carbohydrates, dietary protein intake is …

Plant-sourced proteins offer environmental and health benefits, and research increasingly
includes them in study formulas. However, plant-based proteins have less of an anabolic …

Backgroud Recently, meat analogues have been introduced as a healthier and more
sustainable alternative to alleviate or even overcome the increasing demand of meat …

Many countries have been experienced an increase in protein consumption due to the
population growth and adoption of protein-rich dietaries. Unfortunately, conventional-based …

Proteins are made up of 20 amino acids. Each amino acid has an α-carboxyl group, a
primary α-amino group, and a side chain called the R group (see Image. Amino Acid …

Population growth combined with increasingly limited resources of arable land and fresh
water has resulted in a need for alternative protein sources. Macroalgae (seaweed) and …

Protein digestibility is currently a hot research topic and is of big interest to the food industry.
Different scoring methods have been developed to describe protein quality. Cereal protein …

Soy is a basic food ingredient of traditional Asian cuisine used for thousands of years. In
Western countries, soybeans have been introduced about a hundred years ago and recently …