Author: Bitkiden | Bitki Bazlı Gıdalar
We held our industry discussion titled ‘Superstitions on Our Table’ on 29 September 2023, which was broadcast live on our YouTube channel, moderated by Funda Uyar Özpınar, Secretary Member of our Board of Directors, and featuring Ebru Akdağ, Member of our Istanbul Branch Board of Directors and Food Engineer, as the speaker.
We go grocery shopping almost every day, but how many of us read the packaging of the products we buy? The weights of the products we put in our baskets may be incorrect, and their best-before dates may have passed. Moreover, many foods sold openly and without control may not contain the ingredients claimed to be in them. This is why reading product labels is extremely important. So what do the labels actually mean? What should we pay attention to when shopping? We spoke to Food Engineer Ebru Akdağ. Although awareness about the contents of ready-made foods has been increasing…
Ebru Akdağ, Chair of the Board of Directors of the BİTKİDEN Association, who moderated the panel discussion at the ‘Plant-Based Food Industry Forum and Youth Forum’ organised by the International Plant-Based Foods Working Group, highlighted the importance of young people in the journey towards sustainable nutrition. Akdağ stated, ‘In a world facing complex challenges such as climate change, food insecurity and the urgent need for sustainable practices, we believe that our young people carry the torch of innovation and action.’
In the research report published by EIT Food (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), the data was collected from the Citizen Participation Forum, an online community with approximately 300 members from 17 European countries. 89 members who wanted to discuss food and were generally knowledgeable participated in the research. The aim of the study was to gain a deeper understanding of consumer awareness and perceptions of ultra-processed foods (UPF), how healthy and sustainable they perceive UPF to be, under what conditions they consume them, whether they are satisfied with their consumption levels, and whether they wish to reduce them. Definition…
– The retail market for plant-based foods has risen from $6.9 billion in 2020 to $7.4 billion. – Dollar sales of plant-based foods have increased by 54 per cent over the last three years. – Sales of plant-based foods grew three times faster than total food sales in 2021. – In the US, total sales of plant-based foods in 2021 were £7.4 billion; plant-based meat sales were £1.4 billion, and plant-based milk sales were £2.6 billion. – Over the past year, sales of plant-based foods increased by 6%, plant-based milk by 4%, while plant-based meat saw no increase. – Over…
Plant-based diet: A diet that places greater emphasis on foods derived from plants (such as fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds and oils). In Europe, more and more people are turning to plant-based diets for health reasons, as well as ethical concerns related to climate change and animal welfare. While changes in dietary habits are only just emerging in some countries, this trend is growing rapidly in others. Plant-based diets consist of a wide variety of dietary patterns that emphasise foods derived from plant sources, with less or no consumption of animal products. Vegetarian diets are a subset…
The Plant-Based Foods Association (BİTKİDEN), which brings together stakeholders contributing to a plant-based nutrition system for a more sustainable world, has commenced its activities. Aiming to develop projects in collaboration with its international partners, the association seeks to place plant-based foods at the centre of the transformation in the food system through a sustainable and scientific approach. As demand for and production of plant-based foods increase, so does hope for a sustainable future. Launched in December 2022 with the goal of playing a pioneering role in this area in Turkey, the Plant-Based Foods Association (BİTKİDEN) aims to place plant-based foods…