World production of plant materials as a promising source of protein for analogue meat products

Analog of meat products is organoleptically similar to a meat product, but it is made from ingredients of plant origin. The paper is a brief overview of promising raw material for these products. In analogue meat products, muscle proteins are replaced by vegetable proteins, available in powder form as well as in dry textured form. Today, the technology of analogues of meat involves the use of proteins of cereals and legumes, vegetables, as well as chemical compounds of microbiological origin. The most promising raw materials for analogue meat products are soybeans, legumes. Protein sources such as insects and microorganisms, algae, in vitro meat obtained using stem cells or cultivation are under investigation and discussion. The analysis of data on world the production of plant protein, such as vegetables, root and tuber crops, cereals, legumes and soybeans, such as vegetables, root and tuber crops, cereals, legumes and soybeans, was carried out in the period from 2010 to 2018 as well as accommodation by geographic region. FAOSTAT provides the data on the global plant protein production. The data on the distribution of world production of vegetable protein among the leading producing countries are presented. Currently, the main world production of vegetable protein is concentrated in Asia, mainly in China, and soybean production is in America, in particular the USA and Brazil. In 2018 more than half of the global production of vegetable protein falls on cereals, further go vegetables and root and tuber crops, soybeans and legumes.