Under the general health trend of reducing sugar and fat, 'low carbon, low fat, high protein' has become the golden rule of consumers’ heart, and protein has become a particularly eye-catching component in daily meals. According to the FMCG Gurus 2021 survey, 55% of global consumers are willing to pay extra for high protein.

Meat, eggs and milk are the main sources of high-quality protein in traditional diets, which are not only well-balanced in amino acid distribution and suitable for human needs, but also have high bioavailability. In addition, cereals, soy products, etc., also provide the daily protein requirements for human body. Grain proteins, represented by rice and wheat sources, are rich in sulfur-containing amino acids (methionine, cystine, cysteine), but lack lysine. The protein from legume plants, represented by soybean and pea, is rich in lysine and contains relatively few sulfur amino acids, which can just complement the protein from grain to meet the human body's demand for essential amino acids.

In addition to three meals a day, snacks are also a good way to get protein. With the rising demand of the protein market, more brands have gradually tried the high-protein track, the product from the very beginning of protein powder, the protein bar, to today's dazzling high-protein snacks.

Protein types are also more segmented to meet the more diversified needs of consumers.High-protein snacks can be divided into three types. One is meat snack products, such as chicken jerky, dried beef cubes, meat breast, sausage, etc., which are pure animal protein sources and retain the original texture and characteristics of meat products, usually salty and umami flavor; The other is to strengthen the protein content of traditional snacks, such as high-protein coffee, high-protein wafer biscuits, etc., such products can add powder form of proteins such as whey protein concentrate, soy isolate protein, etc.; In addition, alternative proteins represented by soy protein are trying to simulate the texture and umami characteristics of animal protein, and develop 'vegetarian meat' types of snacks to meet people's needs for meat flavor and taste, satisfy cravings, and reduce the intake of animal fat, cholesterol and salt.

AngeoPro has other advantages when applied to healthy snacks. As a high-quality complete protein, AngeoPro is at the same level as whey protein and soy protein in terms of amino acid distribution and bioavailability, and can be substituted for each other. AngeoPro belongs to 'slow release protein', has the characteristics of slow digestion, is very suitable for snack products, so that the product can provide consumers with sufficient satiety; The yeast protein is derived from a specially selected strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, non-GMO, no gluten, no hormone and antibiotic residues, no anti-nutritional factors, in line with the requirements of strict vegetarians; AngeoProhas good sensory and quality stability, no incompatibility problems, and is suitable for various food systems, will not bring negative effects on the quality stability of products.

At present, AngeoPro has been applied to a variety of healthy snacks, improving the protein content and quality without affecting the texture of the product, and also having a positive impact on some aspects of the product. For example, adding 0.5% to 2% AngeoPro in ice cream can improve the expansion rate while delaying melting; Adding 1%~5% AngeoProto muffin cake can reduce the loss of water during baking and provide a softer taste; In the fillings of wafer, adding AngeoProcan obviously enrich the chewing taste; Puffed pellets made from AngeoPro can be used to make crisp protein bars or chocolate-coated nut balls, delicious and no-burden.

Alternative proteins not only have advantages in terms of cost, but also have great significance for environmental sustainability. The production of animal protein depends on plant protein, and according to the rule of material circulation and energy flow, the production efficiency of animal protein is an order of magnitude lower than that of plant protein. As a representative of microbial protein, AngeoPro yeast protein has a more prominent performance in environmental protection and sustainability. Comparing to plant & animal sourced protein, AngeoPro can reduce water consumption and carbon footprint, while need less farmland, thanks to efficient manufacturing process. The protein content of yeast was 40%~60%, and the protein yield was high. The efficiency of yeast production unit weight protein can be 2000 times that of beef, and 200 times of soybean.

Product development with the use of alternative proteins will continue to lead health food innovation. As an excellent candidate for alternative proteins, AngeoPro yeast protein still has a lot to offer in healthy snacks. AngeoPro will continue to contribute to global environmental protection and sustainability.

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