Protein quality in perspective: a review of protein quality metrics and their applications

S Adhikari, M Schop, IJM de Boer, T Huppertz - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
For design of healthy and sustainable diets and food systems, it is important to consider not
only the quantity but also the quality of nutrients. This is particularly important for proteins …

The anabolic response to plant-based protein ingestion

PJM Pinckaers, J Trommelen, T Snijders… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
There is a global trend of an increased interest in plant-based diets. This includes an
increase in the consumption of plant-based proteins at the expense of animal-based …

Microalgae: Potential novel protein for sustainable human nutrition

E Williamson, IL Ross, BT Wall, B Hankamer - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
To support a global population of~ 10 billion people in 2050, dietary protein demand is
forecast to increase 32–78% compared to 2017, requiring significantly higher planetary …

[HTML][HTML] Improved estimation of in vitro protein digestibility of different foods using size exclusion chromatography

A Rieder, NK Afseth, U Böcker, SH Knutsen, B Kirkhus… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
While the harmonized INFOGEST model provides a physiologically relevant platform for
simulated digestion, it needs to be combined with adequate analytical methods to enable …

Harnessing microbes for sustainable development: Food fermentation as a tool for improving the nutritional quality of alternative protein sources

A Kårlund, C Gómez-Gallego, J Korhonen… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
In order to support the multiple levels of sustainable development, the nutritional quality of
plant-based protein sources needs to be improved by food technological means. Microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of amino acid bioavailability from ingested protein in relation to gut health

C Gaudichon, J Calvez - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The past 5 years have seen a renewed interest in amino acid bioavailability in view of
assessing protein quality to support current shifts in protein sourcing. Methodological …

Protein Enrichment of Wheat Bread with Microalgae: Microchloropsis gaditana, Tetraselmis chui and Chlorella vulgaris

WM Qazi, S Ballance, K Kousoulaki, AK Uhlen… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cell wall disrupted and dried Microchloropsis gaditana (Mg), Tetraselmis chui (Tc) and
Chlorella vulgaris (Cv) microalgae biomasses, with or without ethanol pre-treatment, were …

[HTML][HTML] Protein-quality evaluation of complementary foods in Indian children

N Shivakumar, S Kashyap, S Kishore, T Thomas… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The types of food in complementary feeding of infants and young children are
important for growth and development. Food protein quality, as measured by the Digestible …

Mycoprotein ingestion within or without its wholefood matrix results in equivalent stimulation of myofibrillar protein synthesis rates in resting and exercised muscle of …

S West, AJ Monteyne, G Whelehan… - British Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Ingestion of mycoprotein stimulates skeletal muscle protein synthesis (MPS) rates to a
greater extent than concentrated milk protein when matched for leucine content, potentially …

[HTML][HTML] Ileal digestibility of intrinsically labeled hen's egg and meat protein determined with the dual stable isotope tracer method in Indian adults

S Kashyap, N Shivakumar, A Varkey… - The American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Protein quality assessment through the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid
Score requires accurate measurements of true ileal protein and amino acid digestibility, for …