“…However, due to their scarcity and dietary restrictions, it is important to find novel sustainable protein sources that can meet both consumer and producer preferences and that can offer similar nutritional and functional properties to those of animal proteins (Ismail et al, 2020; Karaca et al, 2011a; Mohan & Mellem, 2020; Stone et al, 2015; Vinayashree & Vasu, 2021). On account of the availability, abundance, and diversity of sources, as well as their reduced risk of contamination and infection, and the growing interest in more natural and healthier foods, plant‐based proteins are preferable substitutes for animal‐based proteins in a variety of applications, whether in human nutrition or functional and health‐promoting products (Dapčević‐Hadnađev et al, 2019; Gao et al, 2018; Moure et al, 2006; Sandberg, 2011; Valdés et al, 2016; Vinayashree & Vasu, 2021). Although, unlike animal‐based proteins, plant‐based proteins lack one or two essential amino acids, this can easily be overcome by supplementing them with other proteins (Moure et al, 2006; Vinayashree & Vasu, 2021).…”