Consumer acceptance of new food trends resulting from the fourth industrial revolution technologies: A narrative review of literature and future perspectives

Frontiers in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Aug. 10, 2022

The growing consumer awareness of climate change and the resulting food sustainability issues have led to an increasing adoption several emerging trends. Some these trends been strengthened by emergence fourth industrial revolution (or Industry 4.0), its innovations technologies that fundamentally reshaped transformed current strategies prospects for production consumption patterns. In this review a general overview revolutions through perspective will be provided. Then, knowledge base regarding acceptance eight traditional animal-proteins alternatives (e.g., plant-based foods insects) more recent cell-cultured meat 3D-printed foods) updated. A special focus given impact digital other 4.0 on shift toward greener, healthier, sustainable diets. Emerging promising potential promote nutritious animal-based products. This literature narrative showed are largest portion alternative proteins but intensive research is being done with sources (notably insects animal products). Recent technological advances likely significant roles in enhancing sensory nutritional properties, improving perception foods. Thus, new predicted continue growing, although effort should made make products convenient, nutritious, affordable, market them consumers positively emphasizing their safety benefits.

Language: Английский

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Improving nutrition through biofortification–A systematic review

Frontiers in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Dec. 9, 2022

Nutritious foods are essential for human health and development. However, malnutrition hidden hunger continue to be a challenge globally. In most developing countries, access adequate nutritious food continues challenge. Although is less prevalent in developed countries compared where iron (Fe) zinc (Zn) deficiencies common. The United Nations (UN) 2nd Sustainable Development Goal was set eradicate hunger. Hidden has led numerous cases of infant maternal mortalities, greatly impacted growth, development, cognitive ability, physical working capacity. This influenced several develop interventions that could help combat Interventions such as dietary diversification supplementation being adopted. fortification but mainly biofortification been projected the sustainable solution Plant-based (PBFs) form greater proportion diets certain populations; hence, PBFs relevant combating Agronomic biofortification, plant breeding, transgenic approaches some currently used strategies crops. Crops cereals, legumes, oilseeds, vegetables, fruits have biofortified through all these three strategies. approach sustainable, efficient, rapid, making it suitable programs. Omics technology also introduced improve efficiency approach.

Language: Английский

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Genetic manipulation of anti-nutritional factors in major crops for a sustainable diet in future

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Feb. 15, 2023

The consumption of healthy food, in order to strengthen the immune system, is now a major focus people worldwide and essential tackle emerging pandemic concerns. Moreover, research this area paves way for diversification human diets by incorporating underutilized crops which are highly nutritious climate-resilient nature. However, although foods increases nutritional uptake, bioavailability nutrients their absorption from also play an role curbing malnutrition developing countries. This has led on anti-nutrients that interfere with digestion proteins foods. Anti-nutritional factors crops, such as phytic acid, gossypol, goitrogens, glucosinolates, lectins, oxalic saponins, raffinose, tannins, enzyme inhibitors, alkaloids, β- N -oxalyl amino alanine (BOAA), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), synthesized crop metabolic pathways interconnected other growth regulation factors. Hence, breeding aim completely eliminating anti-nutrition tends compromise desirable features yield seed size. advanced techniques, integrated multi-omics, RNAi, gene editing, genomics-assisted breeding, breed negative traits minimized provide new strategies handle these improvement programs. There need emphasize individual crop-based approaches upcoming programs achieve smart minimum constraints future. review focuses progress molecular prospects additional improve nutrient crops.

Language: Английский

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Importance of timely metadata curation to the global surveillance of genetic diversity

Conservation Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 37(4)

Published: Jan. 27, 2023

Abstract Genetic diversity within species represents a fundamental yet underappreciated level of biodiversity. Because genetic can indicate resilience to changing climate, its measurement is relevant many national and global conservation policy targets. Many studies produce large amounts genome‐scale data for wild populations, but most (87%) do not include the associated spatial temporal metadata necessary them be reused in monitoring programs or acknowledging sovereignty nations Indigenous peoples. We undertook distributed datathon quantify availability these missing test hypothesis that their decays with time. also worked remediate by extracting from published papers, online repositories, direct communication authors. Starting 848 candidate genomic sets (reduced representation whole genome) International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration, we determined 561 contained mostly samples populations. successfully restored spatiotemporal 78% ( n = 440 on 45,105 individuals 762 17 phyla). Examining papers repositories was much more fruitful than contacting 351 authors, who replied our email requests 45% Overall, 23% queries authors unearthed useful metadata. The probability retrieving declined significantly as age set increased. There 13.5% yearly decrease up 22% were only available This rapid decay availability, mirrored other types biological data, should motivate swift updates data‐sharing policies researcher practices ensure valuable context provided lost science forever.

Language: Английский

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Nutritional, functional, and bioactive properties of african underutilized legumes

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: April 14, 2023

Globally, legumes are vital constituents of diet and perform critical roles in maintaining well-being owing to the dense nutritional contents functional properties their seeds. While much emphasis has been placed on major grain over years, neglected underutilized (NULs) gaining significant recognition as probable crops alleviate malnutrition give a boost food security Africa. Consumption these associated with several health-promoting benefits can be utilized foods due rich dietary fibers, vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), proteins/essential amino acids, micro-nutrients, bioactive compounds. Despite plethora benefits, have not received research attention compared common mainstream legumes, thus hindering adoption utilization. Consequently, efforts geared toward improvement, utilization, incorporation into agriculture Africa more convincing than ever. This work reviews some selected NULs (Adzuki beans ( Vigna angularis ), African yam bean Sphenostylis stenocarpa Bambara groundnut subterranea Jack Canavalia ensiformis Kidney Phaseolus vulgaris Lima lunatus Marama Tylosema esculentum Mung bean, radiata Rice Umbellata Winged Psophocarpus tetragonolobus )), nutritional, properties. Furthermore, we highlight prospects current challenges utilization discusses strategies facilitate exploitation only sources nutrients, but also integration for development cheap accessible foods.

Language: Английский

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Application of nanotechnology and proteomic tools in crop development towards sustainable agriculture

Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 359 - 379

Published: Feb. 26, 2024

Abstract The increase in global population which translates to increased demand for food called urgent attention from key players and policy makers agricultural sector. Also, the effects of climate change its consequent biotic abiotic stresses plants has greatly affect sustainability agriculture production food. These challenges require novel sustainable approaches improve quality yield crops. vast application nanoparticles different fields study is attributed their distinct chemical physical characteristics. However, agriculture, limited because safety concern. Currently, research tailored response various nanoparticle treatments; however, these studies are inconclusive due knowledge on mechanisms plant–nanoparticle interactions. Recently, nanobiotechnology have taken a new dimension preliminary bioassay experiments more complex, research-oriented using omics tools. Changes protein expression caused by interaction at any developmental stages, or tissue types may be investigated suitable proteomics techniques. This review discussed applications nanotechnology proteomic tools plant growth development. Plant–nanoparticle interactions genetic engineering attain also discussed. Informative thorough understanding will serve as blueprint that enable scientist engineers develop biomarkers explore potential crop improvement.

Language: Английский

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Genomic synergy in food traceability: Enhancing global food safety and security

Ecological Genetics and Genomics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 34, P. 100324 - 100324

Published: Jan. 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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Necessities, environmental impact, and ecological sustainability of genetically modified (GM) crops

Discover Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: Feb. 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Omics-Facilitated Crop Improvement for Climate Resilience and Superior Nutritive Value

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Dec. 1, 2021

Novel crop improvement approaches, including those that facilitate for the exploitation of wild relatives and underutilized species harboring much-needed natural allelic variation are indispensable if we to develop climate-smart crops with enhanced abiotic biotic stress tolerance, higher nutritive value, superior traits agronomic importance. Top among these approaches “omics” technologies, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, phenomics, their integration, whose deployment has been vital in revealing several key genes, proteins metabolic pathways underlying numerous importance, aiding marker-assisted breeding major species. Here, citing relevant examples, appraise our understanding on recent developments omics technologies how they driving quest breed climate resilient crops. Large-scale genome resequencing, pan-genomes genome-wide association studies identification analysis species-level variations, whilst RNA-sequencing driven transcriptomics provided unprecedented opportunities conducting response studies. Meanwhile, single cell is slowly becoming an tool decoding cell-specific responses, although technical experimental design challenges still need be resolved. Additionally, refinement conventional techniques advent modern, high-resolution proteomics necessitated a gradual shift from general descriptive plant protein abundances large scale protein-metabolite interactions. Especially, metabolomics currently receiving special attention, owing role metabolites play as intermediates close links phenotypic expression. Further, high throughput phenomics applications targeting new research domains such root system architecture analysis, exploration root-associated microbes improved health resilience. Overall, coupling multi-omics modern genetic engineering methods ensures all-encompassing approach developing nutritionally-rich productivity can sustainably sufficiently meet current future food, nutrition energy demands.

Language: Английский

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Omics: A new, promising technologies for boosting crop yield and stress resilience in African agriculture

Plant Stress, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11, P. 100366 - 100366

Published: Jan. 17, 2024

African agricultural systems are now in crucial need to assure food for the overgrowing population. To meet this challenges, we better way identify and modify key proteins genes involved yield potential, nutrient value, stress tolerance crops like maize, sorghum, soybeans, cassava, rice, etc. The deep understanding of metabolomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, genomics has proven be a useful tool increasing crop resilience Africa. However, there is very little information available regarding recent use omics technology increase yields This review provided advances plants molecular profiling techniques enhance our breeding strategies grown study will plant technologies inform strategies.

Language: Английский

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