Sunflower meal/cake as a sustainable protein source for global food demand: Towards a zero-hunger world

M Hadidi, F Aghababaei, DJ McClements - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
There is an urgent need for affordable, abundant, nutritionally balanced, and sustainable
sources of proteins to meet the food demands of the growing global population. The …

Enhanced alkaline extraction techniques for isolating and modifying plant-based proteins

M Hadidi, F Aghababaei, DJ McClements - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
The global demand for plant-based proteins is rising due to environmental, sustainability,
animal welfare, and human health concerns associated with animal proteins produced by …

Electrospun plant protein-based nanofibers in food packaging

F Aghababaei, DJ McClements, MM Martinez, M Hadidi - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a relatively simple technology capable to produce nano-and micron-scale
fibers with different properties depending on the electrospinning conditions. This review …

Olive leaf protein: Extraction optimization, in vitro digestibility, structural and techno-functional properties

MLS Ortega, JC Orellana-Palacios, SR Garcia… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Olive leaf, as an important by-product of olive farming, is generated from the pruning and
harvesting of olive trees and represents> 10% of the total olive weight. The present study …

Plant-based proteins from agro-industrial waste and by-products: Towards a more circular economy

M Hadidi, F Aghababaei, DJ Gonzalez-Serrano… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a pressing need for affordable, abundant, and sustainable sources of proteins to
address the rising nutrient demands of a growing global population. The food and …

Nutritional composition of quinoa leafy greens: An underutilized plant-based food with the potential of contributing to current dietary trends

MJR Gómez, PC Magro, MR Blázquez… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) leafy greens (QLGs) are plant-based foods of
high nutritional value that have been scarcely studied. In this work, the nutritional and …

[HTML][HTML] Flours from fermented lentil and quinoa grains as ingredients with new techno-functional properties

C Badia-Olmos, J Sánchez-García, L Laguna… - Food Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
The need to provide novel, nutritious plant-based products requires seeking high-value,
sustainable protein sources, like quinoa and lentils, having an increased digestibility and …

Amaranth proteins: From extraction to application as nanoparticle-based delivery systems for bioactive compounds

M Hadidi, F Aghababaei, M Mahfouzi, W Zhang… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Amaranth proteins can be produced more sustainably than animal proteins, and they have
amino acid compositions that are nutritionally balanced, which makes them attractive …

Mechanism of improving the digestibility of coconut globulin by atmospheric cold plasma treatment: The perspective of protein structure

Y Chen, Y Chen, L Jiang, Z Huang, W Zhang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
As a natural emulsifier in coconut milk, coconut globulin (CG) is a potential plant-based
protein source to replace animal protein. However, due to its poor solubility and poor …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound processing for enhanced digestibility of plant proteins

F Aghababaei, DJ McClement, M Hadidi - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Many consumers are replacing protein-rich animal-derived foods like meat, seafood, egg,
and dairy products with plant-based alternatives in their diet for animal welfare …