Protein is essential for a healthy diet, but the overproduction of animal-based protein is taking a toll on the environment. 🥩🥛 The good news? We already have sustainable ways to produce high-quality, safe, and nutritious proteins to support our growing population. 🌱🥦🌍 Protein diversification offers a promising solution to many challenges in our current food system. The introduction of new, innovative foods could be the key to building future-ready #FoodSystems. 👇 • Edible insects are rich in high-quality protein, vitamins, and amino acids. They can diversify diets, enhance nutrition security, and lower the ecological footprint of protein consumption. 🦗 EIT Food RisingFoodStars Essento Food creates sustainable insect-based products like snacks, protein bars, and burgers. • Algae is the ocean’s superfood, offering protein, dietary fibre, and bioactive compounds. It also helps regulate marine ecosystems, conserve freshwater, and scale carbon capture. Revo Foods, winner of our Marketed Innovation Prize, has developed plant-based seafood alternatives using pea proteins, algae extracts, and plant oils. 🌿 • Cultivated meat eliminates the need for animal slaughter and resource-intensive farming, offering a sustainable and customisable alternative to conventional meat. Innovators like Aleph Farms, Mosa Meat, and Peace of Meat are creating cultivated meat that replicates traditional meat in both taste and texture. 🥩 Could these novel foods become the new normal in Europe? 🌍 Read more: https://lnkd.in/d-rpN3uB #Veganuary #ProteinDiversification #ImprovingFoodTogether
Essential amino acids are vital. I prefer eggs,fish and poultry meats. Egg is a super food
Nikos van Aelst
2mo
Hybrid foods offer a fantastic way to combine the best of both worlds—leveraging traditional proteins while incorporating sustainable, innovative ingredients like seaweed, algae, or plant-based components. For example, pairing seaweed with meat could reduce the environmental footprint of conventional protein production while enhancing nutritional profiles with added dietary fiber, vitamins, and bioactive compounds. This approach ensures consumers maintain familiarity with their favorite foods, easing the transition to sustainable diets while supporting the diversification of our food systems. Hybrid solutions strike a balance between sustainability and scalability, making them a practical step toward future-ready food systems. Let’s embrace the possibilities that hybrid foods bring to our plates!
Thanks for highlighting this important info. :)
Олена Тронько
2mo
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2moI feel like the fish statistic may have been a bit skewered. Like, sure it is 3.7m2 for farmed fish, if you use fish meal, but how much is it if you feed fish in a sustainable manner (via landgrown food)?