The soaring popularity of plant-based meat substitutes has shone a spotlight on a new star ingredient: the humble pea. From Beyond Meat, which has seen its shares rocket after a flotation in May, to US meat producer Tyson and Nestlé of Switzerland, food companies are turning to protein from the yellow pea as the key ingredient for plant-based foods including burgers, bacon, tuna and yoghurt.
The soaring popularity of plant-based meat substitutes has shone a spotlight on a new star ingredient: the humble pea. From Beyond Meat, which has seen its shares rocket after a flotation in May, to US meat producer Tyson and Nestlé of Switzerland, food companies are turning to protein from the yellow pea as the key ingredient for plant-based foods including burgers, bacon, tuna and yoghurt.
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