Humans have an enormous impact on planet Earth, but from both an animal welfare and an environmental perspective, perhaps nothing is more important than our diets. In 2022, more than 82 billion livestock animals were slaughtered for meat, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, with the majority of those animals […]
Graphic warning labels on cigarettes that show the health risks of smoking are enough to help some people quit, so would the same tactic work for meat consumption? A new study from the Department of Psychology at Durham University found that cigarette-style warning labels could help reduce people’s consumption of meat. Researchers demonstrated that using […]
The consumption of meat and dairy products puts an enormous strain on the planet. Replacing forests with grasslands for grazing cattle and growing grain used for their feed means releasing stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change. And cow burps release methane, the second most prevalent greenhouse gas, which has a greater […]
Growthwell Foods, a plant-based food company based in Singapore, is launching its brand HAPPIEE! in select grocery retailers in the UK. The vegan brand offers more than just the usual plant-based nuggets and burgers — HAPPIEE! includes offerings like alternatives to shrimp and calamari. HAPPIEE! is now available at Ocado, an online grocer based in […]
In 2021, AKUA, a kelp-based food company co-founded by CEO Courtney Boyd Myers, released the world’s first Kelp Burger, which comes in a variety of flavors, all non-GMO and made from regenerative ocean-farmed kelp, tomatoes and mushrooms, including the Original, the Chili Sesame Kelp Burger and the Lemon and Herb Kelp Burger.
An analysis of diets and farms led by the Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) project at Oxford University found that vegan diets have a major reduction in environmental impacts, from land and water use to emissions to pollution. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, analyzed diets of 55,504 people and reviewed 38,000 farms […]
Sophie’s BioNutrients, a food tech company, has developed a vegan ice cream made from chlorella protein concentrate, a product made from microalgae. The algae-based ice cream is nutritious, providing B12 and iron as well as other nutrients in each serving. The company collaborated with Danish Technological Institute (DTI) to develop the ice cream, which is […]
You could have your sustainable, vegan gelato and eat it, too, with the development of a gelato product made from a unique protein derived from just microbes, air and water. Solar Foods, a food-technology company based in Helsinki, Finland, is behind the dessert, which is making its debut in Singapore. The vegan gelato is made […]
Vegan cheese is about to get a breakthrough. Climax Foods, a biotechnology company based in California, discovered a plant-based version of casein with the help of artificial intelligence. The findings could contribute to vegan cheeses with better melting properties. The company uncovered a plant-based protein that performs similarly to casein. Casein is a dairy-based protein […]
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