RT Journal Article
T1 Plant-based beverages as milk alternatives? nutritional and functional approach through food labelling
A1 Pérez Rodríguez, María Luisa
A1 Serrano-Carretero, Antonio
A1 García Herrera, Patricia
A1 Cámara Hurtado, María De La Montaña
A1 Sánchez Mata, María De Cortes
AB Plant-based beverages (PBB) market is largely growing. In this study, 136 beverages made of soy, oat, almond, rice, tigernut, and others (mixtures of various plant materials), from the Spanish market were evaluated through labelling information.Energy value and fat content were intermediate between skimmed and whole cow milk; while fatty acids profile was quite different. Carbohydrate content was usually higher than cow milk, and highly dependent on the addition of sugars. All products provided some dietary fibre. With the exception of soy-based drinks, samples presented lower protein and calcium content than milk (1/3 samples studied were Ca-fortified), and 23% were vitamin D enriched.The claim “No added sugars” was in more than 50% samples. A right labelling and nutritional education of consumers is essential to make adequate choices, since the appearing of many claims is not always indicative of a better-quality product.Plant-based beverages cannot be considered as an alternative to milk, but as a different product, with their own nutritional and functional entity. Their inclusion in a diversified balanced diet can provide interesting functional components, such as soluble fibre or unsaturated fatty acids (mainly soybean and almond drink),which can help improve the health status of the population.
PB Elsevier
SN 1873-7145
YR 2023
FD 2023-07-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92674
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92674
LA eng
NO Pérez-Rodríguez ML, Serrano-Carretero A, García-Herrera P, Cámara-Hurtado M, Sánchez-Mata MC. Plant-based beverages as milk alternatives? Nutritional and functional approach through food labelling. Food Research International 2023;173:113244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113244.
NO ALIMNOVA, UCM research group
DS Docta Complutense
RD 29 may 2025