Image Credits: Onego Bio / Onego Bio’s animal-free egg protein, Bioalbumen. In 2023, higher egg prices provided an opportunity for alternative protein companies to show they could compete with traditional egg manufacturers. A year later, prices have calmed down, but the flurry of activity in creating more sustainable egg products continues to thrive. One place […]
Hill’s Pet Nutrition to test Bond’s animal protein alternative
Colorado, US-headquartered Bond Pet Foods has shipped to Hill’s Pet Nutrition the first two metric tons of animal protein created through fermentation. Hill’s Pet Nutrition will start formulating test products using the protein ingredient for regulatory review by the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine and for market evaluation. The shipment marks […]
Low Intake of Animal Protein Causes Stunting in Children: Health Ministry
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health’s Director of Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health, Lovely Daisy, stated that low intake of animal protein can cause stunting in children. “Based on research conducted on 130,000 children aged 6-23 months in 49 countries, it was found that stunting in toddlers is caused by low intake of […]
Black Soldier flies; potential source of animal protein – The Island
By Sanath Nanayakkare The Presidential Secretariat, the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority together with sponsors announced the launch of Galle Concerto 2024 at the Kingsbury Hotel Colombo on Wednesday. They emphasized that the series of events of the programme would convey to the world that Sri Lanka is […]
DSM-Firmenich brings environmental footprints to animal protein products
A life cycle assessment (LCA) assesses the environmental aspects associated with a product over its life cycle. This encompasses the extraction of raw materials associated with the product, as well as the production and distribution of energy throughout its use, its potential reuse, and final disposal. In food, this cradle-to-crave methodology is widely used to […]
‘Significant differences’ in nutrients intake found between animal-based and plant-based diets, long-term impact hangs in the balance
Sustainable nutrition and alternative proteins have been top-of-mind topics of the current century. However, the nutritional advantages of a diet composed of plant-based alternatives (PBA) compared to one comprising animal-based proteins remains an area where more research is required. An observational study supported by Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR, modelled the […]
New Research Suggests That These Protein Sources Are Not Nutritionally Equivalent
Scientists found that two-ounce-equivalents (oz-eq) of animal-based protein foods provide greater essential amino acids (EAA) bioavailability than the same quantity of plant-based protein foods. The study challenges the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) which suggest these protein sources are nutritionally equivalent. Consuming equal ounce-equivalent portions of animal-based and plant-based protein foods, as per the Dietary […]
Plant-and-animal protein blends are on the rise
The protein space has been interesting to watch. First, dairy proteins such as whey and casein reigned supreme. Over time, plant-based proteins became more popular and, as technology improved, more palatable and versatile. Diets such as the Paleo diet placed an emphasis on eating meat and opened the protein category to bone broth ingredients. All […]
Novus International brings intelligent nutrition to animal protein industry
Novus International, Inc., has announced the beginning of a new area of smarter solutions for farmers around the globe – intelligent nutrition Novus International is looking to bring intelligent solutions to animal nutrition. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The global feed additive company hosted a press conference during the World Pork Expo in Iowa to reveal […]
Animal or plant protein – Tribune Online
I want to know which is healthier, protein from Animals or those from Plants? Henry (by SMS) Nutritionists believe that eating plant protein is objectively healthier than eating animal protein but research shows that the Mediterranean diet — which has plants as its foundation and also includes lean protein sources and seafood — is […]