Research presented at the Natural Product Expo West trade show on March 10 identified taste, texture and quality as unmet needs in plant-based meat and dairy alternatives.
Now that plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy have been well-established in the marketplace, incorporating plant proteins into baked foods is where the action will be in 2023.
The investment will support Arkeon’s one-step fermentation bioprocess, which creates protein ingredients by capturing greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and converting it into the 20 proteinogenic amino acids necessary for human nutrition.
With ground and formed proteins – the real deal and plant-based alternatives – there are a range of ingredients that may be added to the blend to ensure succulence until consumption.
The New York-based Specialty Food Association (SFA) Trendspotter Panel has predicted that alternative seafood products will be among the top trends in specialty food in 2023.
Hundreds of leaders in the meat industry gathered in Orlando, Fla., for the second annual Protein PACT Summit to share the early results from this industry initiative led by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI).