Abstract
The concern about the impact of food consumption on climate change has emphasized the importance of a plant-based diet to reduce the consumption of animal products. Various alternatives are introduced to the market to substitute animal products that are known as a source of protein. This study focused on the nutrient analysis of 58 products with protein derived from egg white, mycoprotein, pea, soy, a combination of pea and soy, and wheat. The products were divided into groups such as cold cuts, minced, pieces, sausages, minced balls, tofu and seitan. The products were collected from the Danish market based on the current purchasing trends with the purpose of including the data in the Danish Food Composition Database (FRIDA). Protein was the most abundant macronutrient (6.6−33 g/100 g), followed by carbohydrate (0.6−18 g/100 g), and fat (2.1−14 g/100), contributing to the energy value of 412−963 kJ/100 g in analysed products. The results included amino acids and fatty acids composition, and content of vitamins and minerals that indicated that these products contain a wide range of nutrients, but there is a need for nutritional guidance to satisfy nutritional recommendations when consuming plant-protein products as a substitute for animal products.
Highlights
Increasing concern about the impact of food consumption on climate change has increased the importance of reducing the consumption of animal products (Schiermeir, 2019)
Meat and meat products contribute to the intake of nutrients such as protein, fat and some vitamins and minerals, where protein of animal origin constitutes more than 60% of the protein content in the diets from Denmark, Czech Re public and Italy (Mertens et al, 2018)
A demand for plant-based protein products is growing globally due to an introduction of new sustainable food-based dietary guide lines (FBDG) that encourage consumption of balanced diet by decreasing animal-origin foods and increasing plantorigin foods
Summary
Increasing concern about the impact of food consumption on climate change has increased the importance of reducing the consumption of animal products (Schiermeir, 2019). Official food-based dietary guide lines (FBDG) taking both health and sustainability into account promote more plant-based diets Such sustainable national FBDG have been introduced in several countries such as Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Sweden, the UK etc. Poultry) per 2000 kcal (Mertens et al, 2020) among adults, where men’s mean intake ranges between 113 to 175 g per 2500 kcal, and women’s mean intake between 85 to 122 g per 2000 kcal (Mertens et al, 2020) In these diets, meat and meat products contribute to the intake of nutrients such as protein, fat and some vitamins and minerals, where protein of animal origin constitutes more than 60% of the protein content in the diets from Denmark, Czech Re public and Italy (Mertens et al, 2018). Plant-based alternatives to meat have been diverse on the market in the UK since the 1960s, while plant-based products imitating meat products have been increasing more recently on other markets such as the Danish (Changing Markets Founda tion, 2018; Rodl, 2019)
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