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Volume 34, No. (4), 2024 (August)
RECENT MARKET ANALYSIS OF PLANT PROTEIN-BASED MEAT ALTERNATIVES AND FUTURE PROSPECT
Abdul Samad, Sawati Kumari, Md. Jakir Hossain, AMM Nurul Alam, So-Hee Kim, Chan-Jin Kim, Young-Hwa Hwang, Seon-Tea Joo

A. Samad¹, S. Kumari², M. J. Hossain³, A. N. Alam⁴, S. Kim⁵, C. Kim⁶, Y. Hwang⁷, S. Joo⁸*

¹ Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52852, Korea,
² Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52852, Korea,
³ Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52852, Korea,
⁴ Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52852, Korea,
⁵ Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52852, Korea,
⁶ Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52852, Korea,
⁷ Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52852, Korea,
⁸ Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52852, Korea,

Corresponding Author: stjoo@gnu.ac.kr
Page Number(s): 977-987
Published Online First: June 04, 2024
Publication Date: August 25, 2024
ABSTRACT

Food shortage is a primary challenge as the human population is increasing rapidly. Therefore, the world is looking for ways to establish sustainability in the food system to generate nutritious food with better sensory qualities. To fulfill the animal protein requirements of the world, different meat alternatives are available in the market, like cultured meat, mycoprotein, and insects, but from a sustainable point of view, plant-based meat alternatives are the most suitable. However, in producing these alternatives, industrialists need to be aware of particular challenges and opportunities in production and marketing while manufacturing. The major challenge for industrialists is the consumer acceptance rate, which depends on plant-based products' physical appearance and taste. They can improve the marketing of plant-based meat products by improving plant-based meat alternatives' physical and sensory characteristics. The focus of this paper is to discuss the technologies necessary for the production of plant-based meat alternatives. The current findings suggest that the market scenario will change for plant-based meat producers, in which customer preference and beliefs will have a massive role in the acceptance and marketing of this meat. The development of plant-based meat alternatives is the first step to achieving the goal of sustainable food; more innovations are needed to establish a healthier and sustainable food system as this type of food has a low carbon footprint compared to other products available.

Keywords: Plant-based meat sustainability, food shortage, consumer preference, opportunities, challenge

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