A review on current scenario and key challenges of plant-based functional beverages
Neha Sharma, Nushrat Yeasmen, Laurette Dubé, Valérie Orsat
Food Bioscience
Abstract
Bovine milk has been an indispensable part of the human diet for ages. But the consumption of plant-based beverages has gained significant attention in recent years due to the increasing demand for non-dairy and non-animal protein sources owing to lactose intolerance, allergies, and diverse lifestyles. Moreover, plant-based beverages offer a diverse source of bioactive compounds having appreciable antioxidant activities. This review article provides a comprehensive overview of the current scenario of plant-based beverages, including their market trends, bioactive compounds, and health benefits. This review article aims to detail the available types of plant-based beverages and their nutritional properties. Moreover, the key challenges associated with the processing of plant-based beverages including physical stability, off-flavour, antinutrient content and nutrition imbalance are discussed. The article concludes by emphasizing the need for further research and development in plant-based beverages to overcome the current challenges and meet the growing demand for sustainable and healthy food options.
Extracted Claims
5 claims extracted from this paper into the knowledge graph
plant-based beverages face challenges
“the key challenges associated with the processing of plant-based beverages including physical stability, off-flavour, antinutrient content and nutrition imbalance”
plant-based beverages address diverse lifestyles
“the consumption of plant-based beverages has gained significant attention in recent years due to the increasing demand for non-dairy and non-animal protein sources owing to diverse lifestyles”
plant-based beverages address allergies
“the consumption of plant-based beverages has gained significant attention in recent years due to the increasing demand for non-dairy and non-animal protein sources owing to allergies”