🌱 The popularity of plant-based milk substitutes has grown rapidly around the world due to their many positive effects on the human body. Such drinks are preferred by people with cow’s milk allergies, lactose intolerance and hypocholesterolemia.
☝️ Despite the added sugar and minimal amount of protein, plant-based milk analogues still have a number of advantages:
✅contain phenolic compounds
✅contain unsaturated fatty acids
✅show antioxidant activity
✅contain phytosterols and isoflavones
🇹🇷 Turkish colleagues studied the properties of drinks based on nuts: almonds, cashews, coconut, hazelnuts, peanuts, walnuts; crops sesame, soybeans, oats, rice and hemp.
📖 A unique element of this review is the holistic approach that presents 12 different plant-based milk replacer technologies, including patents, health effects of bioactive compounds , bioavailability of vitamins and minerals, market share, consumer acceptance and environmental impact.