The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins

The production of sustainable plant-based foods is not simply a question of which process has the lowest environmental impact in the food chain. We have to consider that different degrees of processing might result in different degrees of plant protein nutritional quality in the final food product.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patrícia Duque-Estrada, Iben Lykke Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:npj Science of Food
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-023-00214-1
_version_ 1797769330328338432
author Patrícia Duque-Estrada
Iben Lykke Petersen
author_facet Patrícia Duque-Estrada
Iben Lykke Petersen
author_sort Patrícia Duque-Estrada
collection DOAJ
description The production of sustainable plant-based foods is not simply a question of which process has the lowest environmental impact in the food chain. We have to consider that different degrees of processing might result in different degrees of plant protein nutritional quality in the final food product.
first_indexed 2024-03-12T21:07:25Z
format Article
id doaj.art-cd5d7ae69858494496783ec3178a6fcf
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2396-8370
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-12T21:07:25Z
publishDate 2023-07-01
publisher Nature Portfolio
record_format Article
series npj Science of Food
spelling doaj.art-cd5d7ae69858494496783ec3178a6fcf2023-07-30T11:25:29ZengNature Portfolionpj Science of Food2396-83702023-07-01711510.1038/s41538-023-00214-1The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteinsPatrícia Duque-Estrada0Iben Lykke Petersen1Department of Food Science, Food Analytics and Biotechnology Section, University of CopenhagenDepartment of Food Science, Food Analytics and Biotechnology Section, University of CopenhagenThe production of sustainable plant-based foods is not simply a question of which process has the lowest environmental impact in the food chain. We have to consider that different degrees of processing might result in different degrees of plant protein nutritional quality in the final food product.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-023-00214-1
spellingShingle Patrícia Duque-Estrada
Iben Lykke Petersen
The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins
npj Science of Food
title The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins
title_full The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins
title_fullStr The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins
title_full_unstemmed The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins
title_short The sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins
title_sort sustainability paradox of processing plant proteins
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-023-00214-1
work_keys_str_mv AT patriciaduqueestrada thesustainabilityparadoxofprocessingplantproteins
AT ibenlykkepetersen thesustainabilityparadoxofprocessingplantproteins
AT patriciaduqueestrada sustainabilityparadoxofprocessingplantproteins
AT ibenlykkepetersen sustainabilityparadoxofprocessingplantproteins