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Alternative Proteins

  • 1st Edition, Volume 155 - January 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Chandrabose Selvaraj
  • Language: English

Alternative Proteins, Volume 154 provides a comprehensive overview of alternative proteins, exploring their sources, production technologies, nutritional profiles, and potent… Read more

Description

Alternative Proteins, Volume 154 provides a comprehensive overview of alternative proteins, exploring their sources, production technologies, nutritional profiles, and potential to transform the global food system. Covering plant-based, microbial, insect, and cultured (cell-based) proteins, the book examines the scientific advances, market trends, regulatory challenges, and sustainability implications of these innovative protein sources. Chapters in this new release include Introduction to Alternative Proteins, Molecular Properties of Plant-Based Proteins for Alternative Proteins, The Science of Alternative Proteins: Comparing Animal and Plant-Based Sources, Blue Proteins: Marine-Derived Alternatives for Sustainable Nutrition and Climate-Resilient Food Systems, and much more. Additional sections cover Insect Proteins for Alternative Proteins: Sustainable Solutions with Molecular Efficiency, Plant-Based Proteins: Key Sources and Production Methods, Fungal proteins as Eco-friendly Alternate Proteins, Algae and Microbial Proteins for Alternative Proteins: Untapped Molecular Resources, Integrating Siddha Dietary Principles with Alternative Protein Systems: A Pathway Toward Sustainable and Functional Nutrition, Alternative Proteins: Structure and Functional Properties, and a variety of extensive and timely topics.

Key features

  • Covers the full spectrum of alternative proteins, including plant-based, insect, microbial, and cultured (cell-based) proteins
  • Highlights the innovative production and processing technologies that are shaping the future of protein alternatives
  • Examines the nutritional profiles, health benefits, and potential risks associated with alternative proteins

Readership

food science, biotechnology, molecular biology, nutrition, and environmental studies, Product developers, R&D specialists, quality assurance managers

Table of contents

1. Introduction to Alternative Proteins

2. Molecular Properties of Plant-Based Proteins for Alternative Proteins

3. The Science of Alternative Proteins: Comparing Animal and Plant-Based Sources

4. Blue Proteins: Marine-Derived Alternatives for Sustainable Nutrition and Climate-Resilient Food Systems

5. Insect Proteins for Alternative Proteins: Sustainable Solutions with Molecular Efficiency

6. Plant-Based Proteins: Key Sources and Production Methods

7. Fungal proteins as Eco-friendly Alternate Proteins

8. Algae and Microbial Proteins for Alternative Proteins: Untapped Molecular Resources

9. Integrating Siddha Dietary Principles with Alternative Protein Systems: A Pathway Toward Sustainable and Functional Nutrition

10. Alternative Proteins: Structure and Functional Properties

11. Enzyme Kinetics and Engineering Strategies for Sustainable Alternative Protein Production: From Plant and Microbial Systems to Cultivated Meat

12. Application of Computational Methods for Alternative Proteins

13. Food-Technology Innovations in Alternative Proteins

14. Computational Structural Insights into Alternative Proteins: The Impact of AlphaFold and AI-Based Prediction

15. Sustainability of Alternative Proteins

16. Processing and Structural Modifications of Insect proteins for Alternative Proteins

17. Nutritional and Functional Properties of Alternative Proteins

18. The Chemistry and Molecular Basis of Cultured Meat from Alternative Proteins

19. Future of Alternative Proteins: Blurring the Lines Between Animal and Plant-Based

20. The Alternative Protein Transition: Societal Impacts and Conclusion

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 155
  • Published: January 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Chandrabose Selvaraj

Dr. Chandrabose Selvaraj is Associate Professor at the Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, India. He obtained his PhD in Bioinformatics from Alagappa University, India, and conducted post-doctoral research at the USA Food and Drug Administration, Central European Institute of Technology, Konkuk University, and Indian Institute of Technology. He has expertise in microbial informatics and his research focuses on computational chemistry, molecular modeling, drug design, and artificial intelligence.

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Saveetha University, India