PLANT BASED DAIRY ALTERNATIVES 2022
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terols, which can help to lower cholesterol levels. Others
replace saturated fat with protein or with fiber. In
desserts such as mousses, or in yogurts and spreading
cheeses, gelatine can act as a clean label fat replacer,
while the prebiotic fiber inulin creates a creamy mouthfeel
that can mimic fat in many applications. An innovation
presented in the Report is a Spanish brand that
claims to remove all the saturated animal fat in liquid
milk and replaces it with 100 per cent oleic vegetable
fats for cholesterol reduction.
Consumer research has shown that many
dairy products fit perfectly into the trend
for positive nutrition (photo: AlamyStock)
Rising stars: Dairy alternatives
A growing group of consumers favour a plant-based,
dairy-free diet. According to a Euromonitor survey from
2021, 42 per cent of consumers globally say they prefer
this sort of diet for digestive health reasons, and 40 per
cent say they just feel generally healthier. Dairy alternatives
therefore offer great opportunities for innovation
and growth, accelerated by their positive associations
with sustainability and climate issues.
But looking deeper into their nutritional profiles, plantbased
dairy alternatives do not offer the same complete
amino acid spectrum or vitamin load as products based
on animal milk. With this in mind, the Report highlights
studies that point to the fact that dairy alternatives may
be a practical replacement, but not from a nutritional
view.
In order to close this nutrient gap, scientists have drawn
up a set of proposed nutrient standards for this category
and recommended that the food industry and public
health authorities adopt them, with the goal of ensuring
plant-based alternatives match the micro- and macronutrient
profile of dairy products.
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