Plant-based meat alternatives: Technological, nutritional, environmental, market, and social challenges and opportunities

G Andreani, G Sogari, A Marti, F Froldi, H Dagevos… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is a growing awareness that fostering the transition toward plant-based diets with
reduced meat consumption levels is essential to alleviating the detrimental impacts of the …

A systematic review on drivers influencing consumption of edible mushrooms and innovative mushroom-containing products

R De Cianni, L Pippinato, T Mancuso - Appetite, 2023 - Elsevier
Edible mushrooms are attractive for their low calorie content, high-quality protein, low lipid
levels, and therapeutic properties; furthermore, mushroom-containing products are gaining …

Do plant‐based and blend meat alternatives taste like meat? A combined sensory and choice experiment study

V Caputo, G Sogari, EJ Van Loo - … Economic Perspectives and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted a combined sensory and discrete choice experiment study with a 100% beef
burger, a plant‐based burger using pea protein, a plant‐based burger using animal‐like …

[HTML][HTML] A sensory study on consumer valuation for plant-based meat alternatives: What is liked and disliked the most?

G Sogari, V Caputo, AJ Petterson, C Mora… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The food sector has witnessed a surge in the production of plant-based meat alternatives
that aim to mimic various attributes of traditional animal products. However, overall sensory …

Would you buy vegan meatballs? The policy issues around vegan and meat-sounding labelling of plant-based meat alternatives

E Demartini, D Vecchiato, L Finos, S Mattavelli… - Food Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant-based meat alternatives have grown tremendously in recent years, with an
unprecedented increase in vegan and meat-sounding labelled products appearing on …

Veggie burgers in the EU market: a nutritional challenge?

F Boukid, M Castellari - European Food Research and Technology, 2021 - Springer
Nutritional information of burgers launched in the EU market during 2020 was retrieved from
their labels. Products were initially classified into four types: ie, veggie, red meat-, fish-and …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing consumer purchase intent for meat and meat substitutes

J Li, C Silver, MI Gómez, M Milstein, G Sogari - Future Foods, 2023 - Elsevier
The availability of new plant-based burgers, designed to address the environmental, health,
and ethical issues associated with animal husbandry, represents a significant transition …

[HTML][HTML] Enabling sustainable plant-forward transition: European consumer attitudes and intention to buy hybrid products

M Banovic, AM Barone, D Asioli, S Grasso - Food Quality and Preference, 2022 - Elsevier
Although recommendations for a transition towards more plant-forward diets have been
proposed and despite consumers reporting willingness to reduce meat consumption …

How information affects consumers' purchase intention and willingness to pay for poultry farmed with insect-based meal and live insects

G Sogari, D Menozzi, C Mora… - Journal of Insects …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
The opportunity to use insects as protein sources for poultry has many environmental
advantages. Moreover, the administration of insects to poultry can provide animal welfare …

Valorization of mushroom by‐products: a review

J Guo, M Zhang, Z Fang - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the rapid growth of the global economy and the global population, the production of
solid waste has increased remarkably. Mushrooms are gaining popularity among …