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Protein quality and protein digestibility of vegetable creams reformulated with microalgae inclusion
Prandi, B.; Boukid, F.; Van De Walle, S.; Cutroneo, S.; Comaposada, J.; Van Royen, G.; Sforza, S.; Tedeschi, T.; Castellari, M. (2023). Protein quality and protein digestibility of vegetable creams reformulated with microalgae inclusion. Foods 12(12): 2395. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods12122395
In: Foods. MDPI: Basel. e-ISSN 2304-8158, more
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Keywords
    Arthrospira platensis Gomont, 1892 [WoRMS]; Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck, 1890 [WoRMS]; Nannochloropsis oceanica Suda & Miyashita, 2002 [WoRMS]; Tetraselmis chui Butcher, 1959 [WoRMS]
Author keywords
    amino acids; protein in vitro digestibility; microalgae; protein degree of hydrolysis; cell walls

Authors  Top 
  • Prandi, B.
  • Boukid, F.
  • Van De Walle, S., more
  • Cutroneo, S.
  • Comaposada, J.
  • Van Royen, G., more
  • Sforza, S.
  • Tedeschi, T.
  • Castellari, M.

Abstract
    Microalgae are considered a valuable source of proteins that are used to enhance the nutritional value of foods. In this study, a standard vegetable cream recipe was reformulated through the addition of single-cell ingredients from Arthrospira platensis (spirulina), Chlorella vulgaris, Tetraselmis chui, or Nannochloropsis oceanica at two levels of addition (1.5% and 3.0%). The impact of microalgae species and an addition level on the amino acid profile and protein in vitro digestibility of the vegetable creams was investigated. The addition of microalgae to vegetable creams improved the protein content and the amino acid nutritional profile of vegetable creams, whereas no significant differences were observed in protein digestibility, regardless of the species and level of addition, indicating a similar degree of protein digestibility in microalgae species despite differences in their protein content and amino acid profile. This study indicates that the incorporation of microalgae is a feasible strategy to increase the protein content and nutritional quality of foods.

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