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The first vegan butcher shop opened in the UK! Apparently it was a hit and they sold out on opening day.

When will we likely see a vegan butcher shop here in Australia?

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Is India leading the way for non-GMO foods? The 2nd most populous country in the world 🇮🇳 India, has taken a strong stance against GMO foods. Seems their government is cautious of the benefits of scientific development vs health benefits.

#foodforthought
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Could there be a connection between nutrition and taste? @MarkSchatzker explores this in his thought-provoking article:

#foodforthought

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How healthy are organically grown fruit and vegetables? It's not the way in which we grow our food that determines its nutrition levels, but the cultivars we've developed over the last century that play an equally important role.

#foodforthought
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Have you tried alternative dairy products - what did you think? Much of what we enjoy with animal dairy comes from the fats and proteins specific to animals, making it challenging to replicate with other food sources, but scientists are hard at work!

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Why have we selected Pereskia aculeata to develop our first protein ingredient? In this article we share the history of this superfood and its regenerative powers.

#LeafProtein #PereskiaProtein #PlantProtein #ProteinRevolution #FoodForChange

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The demand for protein continues to rise! A report from @FialAustralia found that demand had increased 40% from 2000 to 2018. Our latest article looks at why protein is so important for our bodies and where the trend has come from.

#ProteinRevolution

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Nice to see an Australian brand leading the charge on the world's first carbon-neutral plant-based meat, vEEF, from Fenn Foods.

#PlantProtein #PlantBased #PlantBasedProtein #FoodForChange #LeafProtein

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Look out @ImpossibleFoods 👀 Japanese company DAIZ, a startup founded in 2015, has recently patented a new process that allows them to mimic 🥩 beef 🥓 pork 🍗 chicken AND 🐟 fish!

#PlantProtein #ProteinRevolution #PereskiaProtein

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Today marks the inaugural International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction, as designated by the 🇺🇳 United Nations. Did you know that up to 25% of 🍎 fruits and 🥦 veggies never leave Australian farms!

#FLWDFay #FoodForChange #LeafProtein #ProteinRevolution

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In our latest blog post we look at why plant-based burgers command a price-premium compared to equivalent meat products, and ask if the price premium should in fact be reversed?

#foodforthought #plantbased #plantprotein #pereskia #pereskiaprotein
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Did you know that our Food & Agriculture system emits 25% of the world's 💨 greenhouse gases? This is as much as the GHG emissions from the generation of ⚡ electricity.

#foodforchange #foodforthought #plantprotein #pereskia #pereskiaprotein

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How do plant-based burgers compare to traditional meat burgers, nutritionally? Seems it depends........
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Prickly pear potential use for health products explored as research looks at its benefits https://t.co/cGJaKiWD4h

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Did you know that plant-based protein already contributes to the vast majority of our global production of protein compared to animal-based food sources?
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