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10 August

Students are the catalyst that drives change: An interview with Nathan Ahlgrim at GFI (Part 2)

“Students are the catalyst that drives change”: An Interview with Nathan Ahlgrim at GFI (Part 2) Interviewed by: Maggie Xue Highlights: The alternative Protein project focus on university student because universities are also the engines of research where students...

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07 April

Promoting Awara consumption in Nigeria to combat food insecurity

Promoting Awara consumption in Nigeria to combat food insecurity By: Iradat Bisola Oladejo Introduction The high price of meat limits its’ purchase in Nigeria, which negatively impacts their protein consumption, leading to malnutrition. Awara, which is a soybean curd...

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17 March

Savory Seitan

Savory Seitan Written by Ciara Danay Gradillas I was scrolling through YouTube some years back, and I came across what, at the time, looked like a crazy dish to me: It was called seitan. Although I have a vegan...

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17 February

Food Out of Thin Air: A Novel Approach to Alternative Protein

By Mary-Ann Chen What comes to mind when you think of alternative proteins? With the growing amount of options on the market, you might think of the soy-based Impossible Burger, tofu scrambled “eggs,” or the no-longer-so-far-fetched idea of...

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15 March

Meat Substitutes and Analogs

By: Amelia Chen As a freshman, I started every day the same way. Two hardboiled eggs and two Morningstar sausage patties with a healthy drizzle of Sriracha. At the time I was still a vegetarian. I had a friend...

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