Gap resolutIon in sAfety, NuTritional, alLergenicity and Environmental assessments to promote Alternative Protein utilization and the dietary Shift

Project Information

GIANT LEAPS

Grant agreement ID: 101059632

DOI

10.3030/101059632

EC signature date 7 June 2022

Start date 1 September 2022

End date 31 August 2026

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 10 347 863,41

EU contribution

€ 10 272 862,66

Coordinated by

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Netherlands

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

Report with results of the first co-creation workshops

Report with results of the first co-creation workshops based on interaction with the Stakeholder Board

Future diets with alternative protein derived foods composed for each of four regions in Europe

A report on the composition of future diets with alternative protein derived foods, specified for each of four regions in Europe

Practice abstracts batch 1

This deliverable contains 2 practice abstracts that relate to the project setup, approach and/or early results

Plan for Exploitation and Dissemination of project Results (PEDR) including communication activities

Plan for Exploitation and Dissemination of project Results (PEDR) including communication activities - initial version at M6.

Ethics and gender report

Ethics and gender report, WR (M18)

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management Plan (DMP)

Data Management Plan (DMP), WR (M6)The DMP will be reviewed by the coordinator and consortium every 6 months. This deliverable represents the first DMP version after 6 months.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (18)

Which are the most promising protein sources for meat alternatives?

Author(s): Bruno Etter, Fabienne Michel, Michael Siegrist
Published in: Food Quality and Preference, Issue 119, 2024, ISSN 0950-3293
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODQUAL.2024.105226

Commercial Egg Replacers in Pound Cake Systems: A Comprehensive Analysis of Market Trends and Application

Author(s): Juliane Halm; Aylin W. Sahin; Laura Nyhan; Emanuele Zannini; Elke K. Arendt
Published in: Foods, 2024, ISSN 2304-8158
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/FOODS13020292

Mass-based and nutritional life cycle assessment (nLCA) of crickets as human food

Author(s): Aditya Francis, Nam Dang, Jakob Lewin Rukov, Armin Siegrist, Ashley Green, Nilanka Sarangi Kasthuri Arachchilage, Ever Hernandez Olivas, Andre Brodkorb, Sergiy Smetana
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Issue 11, 2025, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Wageningen Academic
DOI: 10.1163/23524588-BJA10212

Protein Adequacy in Europe: Adjusting Crude Intakes Using the Protein Adequacy and Quality Score (PAQS)

Author(s): Samantha Nikita Heerschop; Sander Biesbroek; Merel Celine Daas; Anneleen Kuijsten; Mirjana Gurinović; Johanna Marianna Geleijnse; Pieter van ’t Veer
Published in: Current Developments in Nutrition, 2025, ISSN 2475-2991
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.CDNUT.2025.107539

Semi-dynamic in vitro digestion of honey chlorella vulgaris reveals biochemical and structural insights during gastro-intestinal transit

Author(s): Siyi Feng, Ever Hernández-Olivas, Aylin W. Sahin, Linda Giblin, André Brodkorb
Published in: Food Research International, Issue 208, 2025, ISSN 0963-9969
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODRES.2025.116037

Beyond eggs: Influence of deflavouring on the techno-functional properties of faba bean protein concentrate and potential as an innovative egg replacer in pound cake

Author(s): Juliane Halm, Caner Caliskan, Laura Nyhan, Antonia Rosenberger, Aylin W. Sahin, Emanuele Zannini, Elke K. Arendt
Published in: Applied Food Research, Issue 5, 2025, ISSN 2772-5022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.AFRES.2025.101009

Pharmaceuticals

Author(s): Irini Doytchinova; Mariyana Atanasova; Stanislav Sotirov; Ivan Dimitrov
Published in: Pharmaceuticals, 2024, ISSN 1424-8247
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/PH17081097

A cross-cultural comparison to find the most promising protein sources formilk and cheese alternatives among four European countries

Author(s): Kirsten Pronk, Bruno Etter, Fabienne Michel, Michael Siegrist
Published in: Future Foods, 2025, ISSN 2666-8335
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.FUFO.2025.100724

A review of the toxicological effects and allergenic potential of emerging alternative protein sources

Author(s): Matilde Milana, Esther D. van Asselt, Ine H. J. van der Fels‐Klerx
Published in: Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Issue 24, 2025, ISSN 1541-4337
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.70123

Cricket powder (Acheta domesticus) nutritional and techno-functional properties and effects of solid-state fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus and Rhizopus oligosporus

Author(s): Nadia Ayllón-Parra, Massimo Castellari, Pere Gou, Albert Ribas-Agustí
Published in: Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, Issue 104, 2025, ISSN 1466-8564
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.IFSET.2025.104066

Coupling in vitro food digestion with in vitro epithelial absorption; recommendations for biocompatibility

Author(s): Kondrashina A, Arranz E, Cilla A, Faria MA, Santos-Hernández M, Miralles B, Hashemi N, Rasmussen MK, Young JF, Barberá R, Mamone G, Tomás-Cobos L, Bastiaan-Net S, Corredig M, Giblin L
Published in: Critical Reviews in Food Science & Nutrition, 2023, ISSN 1470-1200
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2214628

Comparing the nutritional value and prices of meat and milk substitutes with their animal-based benchmarks across six European countries

Author(s): Armin Siegrist, Ashley Green, Fabienne Michel, Alexander Mathys
Published in: Food Research International, Issue 197, 2024, ISSN 0963-9969
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODRES.2024.115213

The chemical and microbiological safety of emerging alternative protein sources and derived analogues: A review

Author(s): M. Milana, E. D. van Asselt, H. J. van der Fels-Klerx
Published in: Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2024, ISSN 1541-4337
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Institute of Food Technologists
DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13377

Novel extrusion-based plant protein separation technology and its effect on the techno-functional properties of faba bean protein

Author(s): Nikinmaa Markus; Sozer Nesli; Mattila Outi; Marhendraswari Devi
Published in: Future Foods, 2025, ISSN 2666-8335
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.FUFO.2025.100671

Effects of solid-state fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus on the nutritional and techno-functional properties of alternative protein ingredients

Author(s): Nadia Ayllón-Parra, Massimo Castellari, Pere Gou, Albert Ribas-Agustí
Published in: Food Chemistry, Issue 490, 2025, ISSN 0308-8146
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.FOODCHEM.2025.145090

Recent findings on environmental sustainability and conversion efficiency of waste-to-protein pathways

Author(s): Armin Siegrist; Ashley Green; Moritz Gold; Alexander Mathys
Published in: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 41, 2023, ISSN 2452-2236
Publisher: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
DOI: 10.3929/ethz-b-000612034

Diversity of dietary protein patterns across Europe – Impact on nutritional quality and environmental sustainability

Author(s): Merel C. Daas, Pieter van 't Veer, Elisabeth H.M. Temme, Anneleen Kuijsten, Mirjana Gurinović, Sander Biesbroek
Published in: Current Research in Food Science, Issue 10, 2025, ISSN 2665-9271
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.CRFS.2025.101019

Consumer acceptance of different protein sources for meat alternatives: A multinational study

Author(s): Kirsten Pronk, Bruno Etter, Fabienne Michel, Michael Siegrist
Published in: Appetite, 2025, ISSN 0195-6663
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.3929/ETHZ-B-000749293

Conference proceedings (1)

Nutritional Quality and Environmental Sustainability of Dietary Protein Patterns in Europe

Author(s): Merel C. Daas; Pieter van ‘t Veer; Elisabeth H. M. Temme; Anneleen Kuijsten; Mirjana Gurinović; Sander Biesbroek
Published in: The 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023, 2024, ISSN 2504-3900
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2023091302