meat alternative
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processed food product mimicking meats in terms of technical and nutritional properties
OverviewAI-generated
A meat alternative is a food product categorized under meat analogues. Data from Openfoodfacts lists 2036 such products. These items have an average energy content of 199 kcal. They contain 9.2 grams of fat, including 1.6 grams of saturated fat.
The nutritional profile includes 12.9 grams of carbohydrates, with 2 grams of sugars and 4.1 grams of fiber. Protein content averages 15.9 grams, while salt levels are 1.46 grams. The products receive a Nutri-Score of A. They are classified as Nova group 4. PubMed records 5114 entries related to meat alternatives.
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Nutrition · Open Food Facts
Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 2,036 products
- Energy
- 199 kcal
- Fat
- 9.2 g
- — of which saturates
- 1.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 12.9 g
- — of which sugars
- 2 g
- Fibre
- 4.1 g
- Protein
- 15.9 g
- Salt
- 1.46 g
via Open Food Facts · ODbL
Research
5,114 papers- The perspective of meat and meat-alternative consumption in China.Meat science · 2022
- Plant-Based Meat Analogues from Alternative Protein: A Systematic Literature Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Meet the Meat Alternatives: The Value of Alternative Protein Sources.Current nutrition reports · 2020
- Protein Sources Alternative to Meat: State of the Art and Involvement of Fermentation.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Beyond Meat: Alternative Sources of Proteins to Feed the World.Nutrients · 2023
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Meat substitutes
- topic's main category
- Category:Meat substitutes
- different from
- cultured meat
- does not have part
- meat
- simulates
- meat
- replaces
- meat
Sources (3)
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