Future protein foods

In The Netherlands and other European countries strategies are being developed for the production of foods based on new sources and process technologies with an ultimately lower environmental burden. Reduction factors of environmental burden of 20 or more have been mentioned as a necessity for a sustainable future. Some strategies and new developments are directed at the development of sustainable foods such as novel protein foods (NPFs). New opportunities will be sought for using vegetable and plant proteins in place of animal proteins. The challenge is, of course, to produce acceptable and nutritional foods for consumers taking preferences into account.