Nutritional implications of alternative proteins: a commentary

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Food Policy and Foresight, Food Systems Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
² N/LAB, Nottingham University Business School, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
³ Division of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ Future Food Beacon of Excellence and School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Ursula Davis et al. Public Health Nutr. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 17;28(1):e69.

doi: 10.1017/S1368980025000242.

¹ Centre for Food Policy and Foresight, Food Systems Institute, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
² N/LAB, Nottingham University Business School, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
³ Division of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ Future Food Beacon of Excellence and School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

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Keywords: Alternative proteins; Dietary implications; Dietary transition; Nutritional implication.

Conflict of interest statement

No conflicts of interest are recorded for all authors.

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