Current challenges of alternative proteins as future foods
National Science and Technology Development Agency · National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Global demand for food is expected to nearly double by 2050. Alternative proteins (AP) have been proposed as a sustainable solution to provide food security as natural resources become more depleted. However, the growth and consumer intake of AP remains limited. This review aims to better understand the challenges and environmental impacts of four main AP categories: plant-based, insect-based, microbe-derived, and cultured meat and seafood. The environmental benefits of plant-based and insect-based proteins have been documented but the impacts of microbe-derived proteins and cultured meat have not been fully assessed. The development of alternative products with nutritional and sensory profiles similar to…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 67.83
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 155
Authors
8- YMYuwares MalilaCorresponding
National Science and Technology Development Agency, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- IOIyiola Oluwakemi Owolabi
Thammasat University
- TCTanai Chotanaphuti
University of Cambridge
- NSNapat Sakdibhornssup
University of Illinois Chicago, University of Chicago
- CTChristopher T. Elliott
Thammasat University, Queen's University Belfast
Topics & keywords
- Food security
- Context (archaeology)
- Business
- Biotechnology
- Sustainability
- Novel food
- Natural resource economics
- Risk analysis (engineering)