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. 2019 Oct 30;11(11):2603. doi: 10.3390/nu11112603

Table 5.

Ingredients in plant-based meats contributing to key nutrients.

Nutrient Ingredient Listed
Protein Soy protein, pea protein, soy beans, hydrolysed vegetable protein, mycoprotein, almonds
Fat/Saturated Fat Vegetable oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, sunflower kernels, rice bran oil, coconut oil, flax seed meal, cocoa butter, peanuts
Carbohydrate/Sugars Potatoes, tapioca, rice flour, sweet potato, corn starch, potato starch, sugar, fructose, apple, tomato paste, wheat flour
Dietary Fibre Brown rice, lentils, black beans, wheat fibre, chickpeas, quinoa, red lentil, locust bean gum, buckwheat, adzuki bean, split peas, green peas, whole pear millet, soy fibre, bamboo, methylcellulose, mushrooms, mung beans, carrot, pumpkin
Vitamins and Minerals Iron was added to 33/137 products; (via supplemental iron or fortified flour), vitamin B12 was added to 28/137 products; zinc was added to 25/137 products