The reason for this is that many
popular plant protein sources are quite high in starch — hummus (and beans of all types), tempeh, grains, nuts, and seeds contain significant amounts of carbohydrate.
Not exact matches
Why it will be a trend: With the latest research suggesting that eating more
plant - based
protein and less meat can help you live longer, vegetarian
protein sources are going to be more
popular than ever.
He said the pasta is
popular not just with the gluten - free crowd — probably the most obvious customer base — but with diabetics and vegans as well, because of its low glycemic index and because it's a good
source of
plant - based
protein.
Plant - based
proteins that contain just one
protein source (such as rice
protein alone or pea
protein alone) lack all the essential amino acids, which is why animal
protein (specifically whey) became so
popular.
Popular sources of
protein from
plants include:
Logically,
plant sources are cheaper, especially considering that corn gluten meal, the most
popular, cheap
protein booster, is a byproduct of the human food processing industry, left over from making corn starch and corn syrup.