Nov 16

Report: 42% Worldwide Believe Plant-Based Meat Will Replace Meat in Next Decade

42% of consumers worldwide think most people will likely be eating plant-based food instead of meat in the next ten years.

This is according to a new global consumer research study conducted by GlobeScan, a global insights and advisory consultancy, and EAT, the science-based non-profit for global food system transformation.

The report into healthy, sustainable, and equitable food also revealed that more than half of people (51%) say they feel less secure about their food supply in the face of Covid-19, conflict, and climate change. There is significant variation in how this is being felt in different countries and regions, with Latin America reporting some of the highest levels of food insecurity in Brazil (73%), Columbia (72%), and Peru (69%), together with Kenya (77%) and Italy (64%). Respondents from India (19%), Saudi Arabia (33%), and Egypt (35%) on the other hand show the least concern.
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Nov 14

Beyond Meat Partners with American Cancer Society to Advance Research on Cancer Prevention

In a press release Beyond Meat and the American Cancer Society (ACS) today announced a multi-year agreement to advance research on plant-based meat and cancer prevention, as well as to help ACS continue to build the foundation of plant-based meat and diet data collection.

The commitment aims to advance the understanding of how plant-based meats contribute to healthy diet patterns and their potential role in cancer prevention and is a crucial step towards long-term research in the plant-based protein field, states the news release.

“American Cancer Society guidelines have long recommended a diet rich in plant foods with limited intake of processed and red meat,” said William L. Dahut, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer at the American Cancer Society. “While short-term research studies have shown that switching to plant-based meat improves risk factors for heart disease, including cholesterol levels and body weight, research in this area is still in its early stages, particularly in relation to cancer.”
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Nov 14

Study: Plant-Based Diet Linked to Reduced Stroke Risk

Plant-based diets are linked to reduced risk of stroke, finds a new study published in the journal Annals of Neurology and published online ahead of print by the National Institute of Health.

The comprehensive study was conducted by researchers at the University of Vermont, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the University of Texas Health Science Center, the University of Alabama, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital.

For the study researchers “identified metabolites associated with diet patterns and incident stroke in a nested cohort from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study.”
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Nov 12

Report: Plant-based Seafood Market to Grow from $42 Million in 2021 to $1.3 Billion by 2031

A new report predicts that the vegan seafood market will grow from its modest value in 2021 to become a billion dollar market by 2031.

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The Plant-based Seafood Market Report was conducted and released by Allied Market Research. It found that the global plant-based seafood industry generated $42.1 million in 2021, and is anticipated to generate $1.3 billion by 2031. This would represent a jaw-dropping compound annual growth rate of 42.3%. 

“The depletion of natural ocean resources, rise in global population, increase in pressure on the global food supply chain, surge in the prevalence of zoonotic diseases among humans, rise in vegan population, and increase in awareness regarding animal welfare and animal cruelty in farms drive the growth of the global plant-based seafood market”, states the report. “However, high prices of plant-based seafood and inability of plant-based seafood to mimic original seafood taste restrict the market growth. Moreover, technological advancements and new product launches present new opportunities in the coming years.”
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Nov 11

Study: Plant-Based Diet Has “More Favorable Nutrient Composition for Cardiovascular Health” Than Omnivore Diet

A study published in the recent issue of the peer-reviewed journal Nutrients “concluded that a plant-based diet had a more favorable nutrient composition for cardiovascular health than the omnivorous dietary pattern of the control group.”

In addition to being published in the journal Nutrients, the study was epublished by the National Institute of Health. It was conducted by researchers at Immanuel Hospital Berlin, the University of Freiburg and Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin. It’s titled Does a Plant-Based Diet Stand Out for Its Favorable Composition for Heart Health? Dietary Intake Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial.

“A plant-based diet (PBD) can provide numerous health benefits for patients with cardiovascular risk factors”, states the study. “However, an inadequately planned PBD also bear the potential for deficiencies in certain macro- and micronutrients.”

The present study “analyzed nutrient profiles of individuals who adopted a PBD as part of the CardioVeg study.”
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Nov 10

TIME Magazine Names Beyond Steak as Top Food Innovation of 2022

TIME has released their list of the Best Inventions 2022, and three vegan products made the list.

TIME’s list of the Best Inventions of 2022 includes 26 different categories. One of those categories is Food & Drink. Out of the nine inventions listed, three are plant-based meat products, with Beyond Steak topping the list.

“Until recently, alternative meat companies have shied away from developing a meatless steak because it is the holy grail of meat: a meal centerpiece with big expectations.”, states TIME. “After years of R&D by its food scientists, Beyond Meat has developed a product with lower stakes—steak tips, rather than a filet.”
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Nov 09

Report: U.S. Plant-Based Beverage Market Expected to Grow to $506 Billion Value by 2032

The plant-based beverage market in the U.S. is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.3% to be valued at over half a trillion dollars by 2032, according to a new report.

Newly released data from the plant-based beverages market analysed by FMI estimates that the market enjoyed year-on-year (YoY) growth of 7.4% in 2022 to a total of 111,701,810 Litres in 2022. The market is expected to witness a prominent growth rate of a CAGR of 6.7% to reach the value of US$ 506,534.7 Mn in 2032.

The increase in the consumption of plant-based beverages, which has multiplied many times in the recent time period, is one of the primary drivers for the rise in demand for the product. Plant-based diets, veganism, and vegetarianism are the key drivers of this shift.
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Nov 09

Plant-Based Diet Reduces Harmful Advanced Glycation End-Products, Says New Study

According to a new study published by the journal Obesity Science & Practice, a plant-based diet reduces inflammatory dietary advanced glycation end-products (AGEs)

AGEs are compounds that form in the bloodstream when protein or fat combine with sugar. The decrease in AGEs was found to be associated with weight loss and improved insulin sensitivity.

“Evidence suggests that changes in advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) may influence body weight”, states the study’s abstract. “Previous studies have focused on cooking methods as the primary way how to reduce the dietary AGEs but little is known about the effects of a change in diet composition.”With that in mind, the aim of this study “was to assess the effects of a low-fat plant-based diet on dietary AGEs and test the association with body weight, body composition, and insulin sensitivity.”
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