ReviewNutrients2023
Alternative Protein Sources and Novel Foods: Benefits, Food Applications and Safety Issues.
Review in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 110 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Hidden Burden of Water-Binding Additives in Meat Products: Biochemical, Clinical, and Psychosocial Implications.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2026Review
- Microalgae as Novel Food Resources: Technological Breakthroughs, Application Bottlenecks, and Future Pathways.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mapping the global landscape of algae-based food research: A bibliometric analysis of trends, collaborations, and future directions.MethodsX · 2026Article
- Transcriptomic insights into fruiting body malformations in Lentinula edodes.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- In vivo mammalian micronucleus test in mice confirms lack of genotoxic potential of a protein-rich powder derived from Xanthobacter sp. SoF1.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2026Article
- Environmental Evaluation of Yellow Mealworm Larvae Products: Analysis of Modeling Choices and Nutritional Impact-Adjusted Comparison.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Mycotoxin occurrence and risk assessment in plant-based meat, cheese, and fish alternatives based on an adapted UHPLC-MS/MS multi-method.Mycotoxin research · 2026Article
- Experts' perspectives on allergic reactions to emerging food sources, pollen and insects.Allergologie select · 2026Article
- Sustainable proteins for future food systems: nutritional quality, environmental trade-offs, and consumer acceptance.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Development of functional meat products based on the food safety system.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Genetic Variation and Genome-Enabled Prediction of White Lupin Frost Resistance in Different Reference Populations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Impact of dietary supplementation of black soldier fly larvae (Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2025Article
- Bioactive Food Proteins: Bridging Nutritional and Functional Benefits with Sustainable Protein Sources.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- NMR-Based Metabolomic and QMB-Based E-Nose Approaches to Evaluate the Quality and Sensory Features of Pasta Fortified with Alternative Protein Sources.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Soil Drenching with Wood Distillate Modifies the Nutritional Properties of Chickpea (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The novel food evaluation process delays access to food innovation in the European Union.NPJ science of food · 2025Review
- Whey Proteins and Bioactive Peptides: Advances in Production, Selection and Bioactivity Profiling.Biomedicines · 2025Review
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Abstract
The increasing size of the human population and the shortage of highly valuable proteinaceous ingredients has prompted the international community to scout for new, sustainable, and natural protein resources from invertebrates (e.g., insects) and underutilized legume crops, unexploited terrestrial and aquatic weeds, and fungi. Insect proteins are known for their nutritional value, being rich in proteins with a good balance of essential amino acids and being a valuable source of essential fatty acids and trace elements. Unconventional legume crops were found rich in nutritional, phytochemical, and therapeutic properties, showing excellent abilities to survive extreme environmental conditions. This review evaluates the recent state of underutilized legume crops, aquatic weeds, fungi, and insects intended as alternative protein sources, from ingredient production to their incorporation in food products, including their food formulations and the functional characteristics of alternative plant-based proteins and edible insect proteins as novel foods. Emphasis is also placed on safety issues due to the presence of anti-nutritional factors and allergenic proteins in insects and/or underutilized legumes. The functional and biological activities of protein hydrolysates from different protein sources are reviewed, along with bioactive peptides displaying antihypertensive, antioxidant, antidiabetic, and/or antimicrobial activity. Due to the healthy properties of these foods for the high abundance of bioactive peptides and phytochemicals, more consumers are expected to turn to vegetarianism or veganism in the future, and the increasing demand for such products will be a challenge for the future.
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