Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Human Health

Current Trends, Nutrition, and Public Health Implications

Hassan Vatanparast

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443217159
• Subtopic: Food Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Human Health: Current Trends, Nutrition, and Public Health Implications covers plant-based milk alternatives and their impact on human health and nutrition. The book includes information on global national dietary recommendations, consumption trends, and public health concerns, and draws economic and health comparisons between conventional dairy milk and plant-based milk alternatives. Additional topics included are the history and commercialization of plant-based milks, their role in ethical issues, their influence on social well-being, and their impact on agriculture, business, and economics. Finally, the authors present projections for the future role and impact of plant-based milk alternatives in a global setting.This reference will be of particular interest to researchers in nutrition, food and beverage science, and public health who focus on dairy milk and milk alternatives, beverage companies and product developers in the non-dairy milk space, as well as governmental organizations that provide health recommendations. - Summarizes current knowledge on the health impact of plant-based milk alternatives - Compares plant-based milk alternatives to conventional dairy milk products - Identifies benefits and disadvantages of consuming plant-based milk alternatives - Identifies knowledge gaps to guide and enhance future research - Theorizes and projects future trends and implications of plant-based milk alternatives production and consumption

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contibutors
• About the Editor
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1 Plant-based milk alternatives–general overview, types, characteristics, and history
• CHAPTER 2 The development and commercialization of plant-based milk alternatives
• CHAPTER 3 Nutritive value and bioavailability of plant-based milk alternatives
• CHAPTER 4 Processed foods and ultra-processed foods—where do plant-based milk alternatives fit in? a case study of the indonesian market
• CHAPTER 5 Current trends and determinants of plant-based milk alternatives consumption
• CHAPTER 6 The stance of national dietary guidelines and regulatory aspects of the consumption of plant-based milk alternatives
• CHAPTER 7 Public health concerns of plant-based milk alternatives and conventional dairy milk
• CHAPTER 8 Plant-based milk alternatives or dairy milk for optimal human health and economy, a comparison
• CHAPTER 9 Projecting a strong future for plant-based dairy alternatives by aligning with consumer drivers: Taste and functionality, price and accessibility, nutrition, and sustainability
• Index