Researchers and plant breeders at Iowa State University are collaborating to develop a new crop to sustain a plant-based protein market. They aim to create new mung bean varieties, considered new crops in the United States. In Asia, farmers have been growing mung beans for centuries. Farmers in the Midwestern US look at the crop, a high-yield and high-protein mung bean, as a means to add diversity to their land management as well as improve crop farming income. The mung is a legume … [Read more...] about Breeding mung bean for plant-based protein market
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BC30TM supports protein absorption from plant sources, study shows
Beloit, WI – July 14, 2022: Leading spore-forming probiotic BC30TM improves protein absorption from plant sources, a new clinical study has shown. The findings are significant for food and beverage manufacturers because they demonstrate the potential to offer additional benefits in plant-based products containing BC30. There may be opportunities for products targeting seniors – who typically require higher protein intake to maintain muscle mass – as well as vegetarians, vegans, and … [Read more...] about BC30TM supports protein absorption from plant sources, study shows
New prospects for meat product manufacturers
Hamburg, June 2022 – “Plant-based food has become one of the most important food trends of our time. In addition to existing plant-based products, new alternatives are coming onto the market that are more and more similar to meat and fish in flavour and texture,” says trend researcher Hanni Rützler in the newly published Food Report 2023. This year’s IFFA likewise showed that plant-based alternatives and hybrid products are increasingly a matter of course for the meat products industry. … [Read more...] about New prospects for meat product manufacturers
