Study: Rapeseed protein can replace soy protein

, adequate food supplies, especially in the context of a growing population, are a daunting task for the global community. A forward-looking study suggests that a small portion of human protein needs are met by animal proteins such as meat, eggs and milk.
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, however, almost two-thirds of the protein is wasted by feeding animals highly nutritious plant proteins, which are converted into plant proteins.
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(Germany) Dietitian, Schiller University
Gerhard Jahreis
explained.recent years, rapeseed oil has played an important role in the human diet because it is rich in
omega-3
fatty acids with high nutritional value.


harvests about
60 million tons of rapeseed worldwide each year, producing only about

15 million tons of rapeseed protein and feeding animals
," said professor Jahreis
. We are working to turn this important protein source into effective human consumption.
”A team at the University of Jena has conducted a study of rapeseed protein for human nutritional needs, the first of its time worldwide. The results of the study were published in the latest internationally renowned journal Clinical Nutrition. First, cold press rapeseed oil under mild conditions. In collaboration with a Canadian company, proteins extracted from residues were used in
involving
28 volunteers. Participants in the study either ate rapeseed-isolated protein or soy-isolated protein. After eating protein foods, participants took
8
blood samples from each person to test for post-meal blood amino acid reactions.Jahreis
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found no difference in bioutil utilization between the two proteins. As a result, soy protein, which is commonly grown in North and South America for food production, can be replaced by rapeseed protein, which is produced in Europe.
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current European legislation prohibits the use of rapeseed protein in human nutrition, need to be registered in the European Union as a
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new food
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. Ireland already allows the use of rapeseed protein. In Germany, manufacturers with rapeseed protein separation capabilities are waiting for this opportunity. The Yale team's findings mark another big step in the process of applying rapeseed protein to human nutrition.