Research & Scientific Studies

Thailand, Vietnam and Australia have abundant raw materials and forward-thinking public policies, making them potential global hubs for fermentation-derived food production. Asia-Pacific could be a global biomanufacturing centre for…
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Meat and milk consumption has declined in Germany, while the production of plant-based proteins has doubled since 2019, spotlighting the flexitarian consumer base. Germany isn't Europe's largest market for plant-based food for no…
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As reactions pour in to the Eat-Lancet Commission's updated report on the future of food systems, calls for businesses and governments to take action appear to be a common thread. A landmark report reinforcing the potential of…
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Animal Agriculture Alliance, which is funded by the US livestock industry and has a direct line to the FBI, has a database tracking the lives of 2,400 activists. Thousands of animal rights activists and prominent charities are the…
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A new study analysed several plant-based, algae-derived and cultivated protein sources for meat alternatives to find consumers' favourite ingredients. Are you more into pea protein burgers or rice protein nuggets? Or perhaps you're more…
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The Eat-Lancet Commission has released the 2.0 update to its report on the future of the food system and the Planetary Health Diet. Here are the big takeaways. Six years after releasing one of the most influential reports on the food…
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An analysis of hundreds of online articles from US media shows that less than 4% mention and contextualise the role of meat in climate change. Here's why. Globally, producing meat, dairy and other animal-based foods generates up to a…
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The continued price hikes for meat in the UK have created a retail environment where vegan alternatives are at parity or cheaper, according to a new report. Amid the investment and sales boom for plant-based meat at the turn of the…
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Food-based dietary guidelines set by governments don't emphasise the need to cut back on animal proteins and increase plant-based food intake, a new study shows. Government recommendations on diets have several "crucial gaps" when it…
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The fashion industry emits 8.3 million tonnes of methane every year, and animal-derived materials are primarily to blame. Experts say non-action would mean climate and health disasters. Leather, cashmere and cotton are pushing fashion…
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Ahead of the Eat-Lancet Commission's updated report on the Planetary Health Diet, the meat industry is gearing up for a misinformation campaign to discredit the science. In 2019, the Eat-Lancet Commission released one of the most…
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Gates Foundation and Novo Nordisk Foundation have extended the Acetate Consortium initiative by another two years with a $25.6M investment to turn CO2 into proteins. It was in June 2023 that Bill Gates's philanthropic foundation teamed…
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Novel fermentation methods to produce alternatives to meat, dairy and eggs could add £9.8B annually to the UK economy by 2050, new analysis shows. Modern approaches to an age-old food production technique could bring in an economic…
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Scientists say beta-lactoglobulin, the most abundant whey protein in dairy, outperforms all other forms of whey and casein. But tapping into precision fermentation is crucial to unlocking its true potential. It's impossible to ignore…
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Policymakers vastly underestimate people's willingness to contribute to the fight against climate change, which can explain their inaction on the crisis, University of Oxford scientists say. Last year, a global poll of 130,000…
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A new study showed people a mock Chipotle menu with and without plant-based options to see whether it affected their decisions to choose meat. The results go against the grain. Will seeing more plant-based options on the menu make you…
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Despite recommending patients to follow a plant-based diet, very few cardiologists actually do so themselves, a new study has found. The gap between heart doctors who prescribe a whole-food plant-based diet to patients and those who…
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As Ozempic pushes food companies to reformulate their products, scientists have developed fat-trapping plant-based microbeads that could rival weight-loss drugs. While weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy continue to take…
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Cultivated meat, plant-based proteins and regenerative agriculture can facilitate a "just transition" of the protein industry, but factory farming needs to stop, a new study shows. In the energy industry, a just transition means…
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Food companies in the UK must accelerate a switch to plant-based diets to fight climate change and lower the risk of biodiversity extinction, according to a new report. Global wildlife populations have shrunk by 73% in the last 50…
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The number of vegan meat alternatives meeting the Netherlands's national nutrition guidelines has tripled in the last two years, a new study has found. Despite fears that ultra-processing makes plant-based meat bad for you, these…
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