The increase in consumption of processed vegetable products is a worldwide trend. Consumers choose plant-based diets for a variety of reasons. Plant-based products can be beneficial to health depending on the raw material used in the formulation, and can even be classified as a functional food. The meat analog industry started in the USA in the 19th
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