DOI: https://doi.org/10.17728/jaft.31815

Alternative Proteins, Meat and Dairy Analogues: Are They Viable Consumer Options?

*Christina Rehagel orcid  -  Hochschule Niederrhein, University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Food and Nutrition Sciences, Mönchengladbach, Germany, Germany
Diana Bogueva orcid  -  Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University, Australia, Australia
Dora Marinova orcid  -  Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University, Australia, Australia
Sümeyye Uçak orcid  -  Nutrition and Dietetics Doctoral Program, School of Graduate Studies, İstinye University, Istanbul, Türkiye, Turkey
Esra Çelik orcid  -  Faculty, Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Türkiye, Turkey
İsmail Hakkı Tekiner orcid scopus  -  Independent Researcher, Turkey
Ömer Akıneden orcid  -  Justus Liebig University Gießen, Dairy Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Food Science, Gießen, Germany, Germany
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The increasing production and consumption of meat globally have raised serious concerns about environmental pollution, land and water requirements, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and human health. Ensuring adequate protein requirement is one of the biggest challenges to food security. Therefore, new-generation meat and dairy analogues from a wide range of novel protein sources, such as upcycled plant materials, cultured cells, fermentation processes, fungi, algae and edible insects, have gained significant interest from both researchers and consumers. This study aims to review alternative proteins, meat and dairy analogues, and assesses their potential for an affordable, health-conscious, environmentally responsible and sustainable food future for humanity. The findings reveal that for the fourth industrial revolution in food production to successfully drive a protein transition, consumers must be engaged from the outset — including in the marketing of new products — to prevent rejection and resistance to dietary change. Clear and compelling communication is also needed to explain why and how novel meat and dairy alternatives surpass direct plant-based options, which have long offered significant benefits and remain a reliable and satisfying food choice.

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Keywords: Alternative protein; algae; cultured meat; dairy analogue; insects; meat analogue; sustainability; nutrition
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