Food & Nutrition

GIANT LEAPS Policy Brief 4 Consumer insights to encourage the dietary shift

This policy paper, intiated by the Horizon Europe GIANT LEAPS project (grant no. 101059632), aims to provide a perspective on consumer acceptance in relation to a dietary shift from animal-based to alternative proteins. In recent years, many meat, milk, cheese, or yogurt alternat...

Postbiotic mechanisms of long-term fermented soybean foods in host immunometabolic regulation: a critical appraisal of evidence, contradictions, and precision nutrition perspectives

Traditionally made long-term fermented soybean (LTFS) foods, including doenjang, miso, ganjang, and douchi, are produced through months to years of fermentation under high-salinity conditions (12-20% NaCl), generating convergent postbiotic profiles comprising free amino acids, is...