Plant-based food and protein trend from a business perspective: Markets, consumers, and the challenges and opportunities in the future

J Aschemann-Witzel, RF Gantriis, P Fraga… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The food sector is increasingly turning toward sustainability issues. A sustainable food
system should provide sufficient, nutritious food for all within limited natural resources. Plant …

A Comprehensive Review of the Benefits of and the Barriers to the Switch to a Plant-Based Diet

A Fehér, M Gazdecki, M Véha, M Szakály, Z Szakály - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the food industry has been faced with new challenges, and it has had to
develop new types of diets and produce new types of foods that can slow down the spread …

We can't keep meating like this: Attitudes towards vegetarian and vegan diets in the United Kingdom

CJ Bryant - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Animal agriculture is implicated as a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions, animal
suffering and public health problems. This survey asked 1000 UK meat-eaters about their …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: soy-based meat and dairy alternatives, despite classification as ultra-processed foods, deliver high-quality nutrition on par with unprocessed or …

M Messina, JL Sievenpiper, P Williamson, J Kiel… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In many non-Asian countries, soy is consumed via soy-based meat and dairy alternatives, in
addition to the traditional Asian soyfoods, such as tofu and miso. Meat alternatives are …

Going veggie: Identifying and overcoming the social and psychological barriers to veganism

CJ Bryant, AMB Prosser, J Barnett - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
We conceptualize the journey to ethical veganism in the stages of the transtheoretical model
of change, from precontemplation through contemplation, preparation, action, and …

A comparison of influencing factors on attitudes towards plant-based, insect-based and cultured meat alternatives in Germany

V Heijnk, A Espey, F Schuenemann - Food Quality and Preference, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding consumer attitudes towards meat alternatives is critical for reducing
conventional meat consumption and associated negative environmental impacts. This study …

Pro-environmental behavior predicts adherence to plant-based diets

J Krizanova, DL Rosenfeld, AJ Tomiyama, J Guardiola - Appetite, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant-based diets are beneficial to human health and environmental sustainability but suffer
from low rates of adherence. For example, many people who self-identify as vegetarian …

[HTML][HTML] The cheese paradox: How do vegetarians justify consuming non-meat animal products?

D Docherty, C Jasper - Appetite, 2023 - Elsevier
Researchers interested in animal ethics have proposed the 'meat paradox'-psychological
discomfort arising from people's affinity for animals and conflicting desire to consume their …

[HTML][HTML] How vegans and vegetarians negotiate eating-related social norm conflicts in their social networks

L Salmivaara, M Niva, M Silfver, A Vainio - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
This qualitative study, framed by social identity theory, examines how self-identified vegans
and vegetarians negotiate diet-related social norm conflicts within their social networks …

Low demand mitigation options for achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Role of reduced food waste and sustainable dietary choice

S Some, J Roy, JS Chatterjee, MH Butt - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Food waste reduction at consumer end and balanced, sustainable healthy dietary choices
featuring less meat and less processed food have clear climate change mitigation benefits …