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From a Phys.org story:
Algae is evolving as the next new alternative protein source consumers are anxious to bite into as an ingredient in crackers, snack bars, cereals and breads, according to a July 12th presentation at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in Chicago.
Algae, quinoa and pulses are considered by some food technologists to be the best protein sources and strong alternatives to slow meat consumption, reduce food waste and help feed the world's growing population.
Algae is a new vegan source of protein with a comparable carbon footprint to existing vegan proteins, such as rice and soy, according to Beata Klamczynska who leads food application development at Solazyme. It contains 63 percent protein, 15 percent fiber, 11 percent lipids, 4 percent carbohydrates, 4 percent micronutrients and 3 percent moisture, she said, and is easily digested and considered heart healthy. It's found in the ingredient lists of some protein shakes, crackers or bars, cereals, sauces, dressings and breads.
"Are consumers ready for algae as an ingredient? Yes, they are ready and excited about algae," she said. "The more they learn, the more excited they get. Just a little education eliminates any doubts.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by VLM on Tuesday July 14 2015, @03:17PM
compared to a lot of other things we have had for centuries
Taste. You can get people to eat "weird looking flavorless rice like thing" but a diet of straight up refried beans is just gross. I guess could tolerate lots of peanut butter.
Also run into the complete protein thing. Yes raw grams of protein can be higher for other things, just the wrong ratios for humans.
I'm not a big carb eater but I tried some quinoa and its not really all that bad as far as rice like stuff goes. Throw some meat in sauce on a plate of it, not bad.
There's also the noble savage thing going on where only two classes of people in the world eat quinoa, dirt poor people in Peru and upper east side new yorker limousine liberal types and their hippie followers. If poor people in Bangladesh ate dog poop the same local demographic would worship it and sell it for $10/pound in health food stores. For poor people food its moderately tasty, which helps.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Tuesday July 14 2015, @03:38PM
The crowd of people trying to avoid wheat gluten (whether wisely or not remains to be seen) also are going for quinoa in a big way. Of course, rice and millet work at least as well for most of the same purposes, and I agree that quinoa is probably overused.
As far as how to cook beans so they're tasty, there are lots of recipes from Mexican, Ethiopian, Indian, and Middle Eastern cuisine. If you only have beans refried, you're missing out.
"Think of how stupid the average person is. Then realize half of 'em are stupider than that." - George Carlin
(Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Tuesday July 14 2015, @04:12PM
Tooting your own horn? :)
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. I have always been here. ---Gaaark 2.0 --
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday July 14 2015, @04:14PM
Superfood hype and limo liberals on the Upper East Side of Manhattan are annoying, for sure. On the other hand, without them you can guarantee that you'd never see such things as quinoa and chia in regular supermarkets, because little people don't matter.
There are also the vegan organic super hippies reviving beekeeping and raw milk and such. The most tedious food conversation I ever had was with a colleague of my wife's who insisted that all peanut butter was going to make you grow three heads or enslave masses of people unless it came from a specific mountain valley in Peru. On the other hand, once I tasted an organically grown heirloom tomato from a farmer's market populated by such people I never wanted to go back to even vine-ripened tomatoes bought from the supermarket. It's orders of magnitude more fabulous.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 14 2015, @06:56PM
Raw milk is still around if you know the right people (But in the US due to FDA regulations can't be legally sold, so it is in the same realm as moonshine.)
Beekeeping and honey have remained popular since forever, although corn syrup and refined sugar replaced demand for it as a general purpose sweetener (Since it is higher glycemic index than either, and having its flavor based on the plants bees visited.) In fact where I am, the local beekeepers were celebrating their 60th anniversary a year or two ago. That predates hippies by quite a few years.