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Protein plays a critical role in human nutrition. Although animal-derived proteins constitute the majority of the protein we consume, plant-derived proteins can satisfy the same requirement with less environmental impact. Sustainable Protein Sources allows readers to understand how alternative proteins such as plant, fungal, algal, and insect protein can take the place of more costly and less efficient animal-based sources. Sustainable Protein Sources presents the various benefits of plant and alternative protein consumption, including those that benefit the environment, population, and consumer trends. The book presents chapter-by-chapter coverage of protein from various sources, including cereals and legumes, oilseeds, pseudocereals, fungi, algae, and insects. It assesses the nutrition, uses, functions, benefits, and challenges of each of these proteins. The book also explores opportunities to improve utilization and addresses everything from ways in which to increase consumer acceptability, to methods of improving the taste of products containing these proteins, to the ways in which policies can affect the use of plant-derived proteins. In addition, the book delves into food security and political issues which affect the type of crops that are cultivated and the sources of food proteins. The book concludes with required consumer choices such as dietary changes and future research ideas that necessitate vigorous debate for a sustainable planet.
Part I. Plant derived proteins -- Part II. Upcoming sources of proteins -- Part III. Consumers and sustainability.
edited by Sudarshan R. Nadathur, Givaudan Flavors, Cincinnati, OH, United States, Janitha P.D. Wanasundara, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon SK, Canada, Laurie Scanlin, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Includes bibliographical references and index
Amsterdam : Academic Press in an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]