1、JUNE 3,2025 MEDWAY FOOD INNOVATION CENTRE,NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTEDr Parag AcharyaAlternative Protein:Unlocking Novel TechnologiesIntroductionAlternative protein opportunities&challengesProduct innovation&emerging technologies Hybrid alternative proteinSummary Associate Professor,University of Gr
2、eenwich(2020-)Research group lead,Food Processing&Innovation Head,Medway Food Innovation Centre(https:/mfic.gre.ac.uk)PI,Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein Science&Technology Manager,Unilever(2011-2020)Centre for Food System ResearchCentre for Society,Environment&DevelopmentCentre for Sustainable
3、Agriculture&BiodiversityMedway Food Innovation CentreAlternative Proteins:Opportunities and ChallengesTypesPlant&SeaweedCultivatedFermentedNovelOpportunitiesDairyEggSeafoodMeatIngredientsChallenges Consumer acceptance Cost of production Supply chain complexity Regulatory hurdles Technical understand
4、ing Scale-up infrastructure Market competition Lack of circularity Nutrition gapTotal funding:$18.6 billion since 2016In 2024:$1.1 billion;Q1 2025:$235 millionAlternative Protein:Knowledge GapsIngredient optimizationProcessing&scale upProduct qualitySafety®ulatoryConsumer insightsProtein diversif
5、ication at cost parityMild process for functional enhancementNaturally deliver nutritional equivalencyClean label ingredient optimisation&sourcingData driven approach to address UPF related scepticismAlternative Protein ProductsReliable CAGR(%)Forecast Period10.8%2025203212.713.9%20252032/20355.98.0
6、%20252035/202928.038.9%20242034/2035Malila,Y.et al.,Nature Food(2024),8,53 Growth ForecastAlternative Protein:Product InnovationTechnical challengesDeliver technology unlockFuture-proof supply chainUnderpin socio-economic driversInnovation challengesFuture growthReport on Alterna