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Number and type of food additives in plant-based vs animal-based products: an analysis of a UK supermarket range.
| Τίτλος: | Number and type of food additives in plant-based vs animal-based products: an analysis of a UK supermarket range. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Robinson VA; Institute for Optimum Nutrition, Richmond, London, UK., Redmayne E; Institute for Optimum Nutrition, Richmond, London, UK., Whittaker J; Institute for Optimum Nutrition, Richmond, London, UK. |
| Πηγή: | Food additives & contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposure & risk assessment [Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess] 2026 Aug; Vol. 43 (8), pp. 1113-1126. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 23. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101485040 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1944-0057 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19440057 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : Informa Healthcare Original Publication: Abingdon, Oxon ; Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis, 2008- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Food Additives*/analysis , Meat*/analysis , Food Markets*, United Kingdom ; Animals ; Meat Substitutes ; Humans |
| Περίληψη: | Plant-based diets have risen in popularity over the last couple of decades, particularly in developed countries. Food manufacturers have developed plant-based alternative products to meet increased demand and enable consumers to replace animal-based products. Such products often use food additives in their composition. A plant-based product range from a UK supermarket was selected, and products were paired with equivalent animal-based products, resulting in 71 pairs. The number and type of food additives and non-food additive ingredients were classified using the UK Food Standards Agency's list, and differences in number were assessed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Plant-based products had a greater number of food additives, non-food additives, and total ingredients than animal-based products (p < 0.001, r = 0.47, 0.64, 0.67). When products were split into categories, the differences appeared to be concentrated within dairy, meat, and fish alternative products and other savoury items. Plant-based products used a total of 39 different food additives, compared to 31 in animal-based products. To conclude, plant-based vs animal-based products from a UK supermarket had a greater number and variety of food additives and a greater number of non-food additive ingredients. Future research should assess whether these findings hold true across other product ranges and geographical locales. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Food additives; ingredients; plant-based; products; vegan; vegetarian |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Food Additives) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260623 Date Completed: 20260807 Latest Revision: 20260807 |
| Update Code: | 20260807 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19440049.2026.2673198 |
| PMID: | 42335954 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1944-0057 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/19440049.2026.2673198 |