<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Planet Food News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plant-Based Food |The latest plant-based protein news & trends from around the world including alt.proteins, 3D printed protein, cultivated meat]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/all-articles</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:09:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.planetfood.news/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Eat the Invader As Tiny New Zealand Community Turns Marine Pest Into Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tiny community on New Zealand's South Island is turning one of its ecological problems into something altogether more useful - food. From marine pest to pantry!!]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/eat-the-invader-as-tiny-new-zealand-community-turns-marine-pest-into-food</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac446bf0600a80a1a6c61bb</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABILITY]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRACTICES]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:05:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_54e3243be52744c383d166203c0fa658~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SIAL Sounds the Alarm on Protein Washing]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIAL Paris is putting the protein boom under scrutiny ahead of its 17–21 October food fair. Its published trend analysis warns of “protein washing” - marketing that elevates protein content without a corresponding nutritional benefit. The message to manufacturers is clear, protein quantity alone cannot establish a product’s value; quality, digestibility and the overall food matter too.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/sial-sounds-the-alarm-on-protein-washing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abcdef1a4b5b6e822216c82</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRACTICES]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_7870f9ad960c47f8a95f9d1c29a5d3c9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grandma's Potions Are Making a Return - from Plant Extracts to Tree Spirits]]></title><description><![CDATA[For some of us, the scent of lemon verbena brings back a grandma's garden and her potions. Today, that familiar plant sits within a global botanical ingredients business, while orchard woods are becoming the basis of premium non-alcoholic spirits. Two recent developments suggest the garden and forest still have plenty to offer modern food and wellbeing businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/grandma-s-potions-are-making-a-return-from-plant-extracts-to-tree-spirits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abf09cdf335fb566dddde77</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABILITY]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:34:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_7a3484c00a854fefa8e635257d8d5b6d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Meat is Moving Beyond the Meat Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond Meat is broadening its offer from meat alternatives into everyday plant nutrition. Its brand-new "Phytosphere" portfolio brings together protein powders, savoury bars, beverages and meal products through a dedicated direct-to-consumer website. The range combines plant protein with nutrients including fibre, positioning Beyond across more eating occasions.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/beyond-meat-is-moving-beyond-the-meat-debate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abc2a80e432f576aac40598</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED MEAT]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:36:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_462a25f355cf4250b01d2ab80788066b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Biotech Is Moving Behind the Label]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new global food biotech shortlist isn't the final word on who will shape 2027, but it provides a remarkably telling picture of where food biotech is heading.

Protein Production Technology International (PPTI) has shortlisted 81 companies from 379 nominations for its eventual 27 Food-Techs to Watch in 2027. Public voting remains open until October 23, with the final 27 due to be revealed in Amsterdam in November.
So this is not yet the Top 27.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/food-biotech-is-moving-behind-the-label</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab710c76de3d82672ac9c54</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED MEAT]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:37:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_94dfd4e849d04bf5801eabd8d1db6e23~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What If Olive Oil Didn't Have a Harvest Season?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For thousands of years, olive oil has been governed by one unavoidable constraint in the form of the harvest clock. Pick the olives, get them to the mill quickly, extract the oil and then begin the slow decline from freshly pressed oil to a product that may spend months in tanks, bottles, warehouses and retail distribution.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/what-if-olive-oil-didn-t-have-a-harvest-season</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab5bba7531214060b54f3a0</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:30:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_106867afa0644fc9bf928028ce639975~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impossible Stopped Waiting for Heme And Walked Into Tesco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Impossible Foods has found a pragmatic way into one of Europe’s most important grocery markets simply by stopping to waiting for its signature heme ingredient to be approved.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/impossible-stopped-waiting-for-heme-and-walked-into-tesco</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab492aa9d978c577ccde282</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED MEAT]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_b037dfeac5a14a6ca1f5ae16858c3bf8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PROTEIN WE’VE BEEN THROWING AWAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every time tofu or soymilk is produced, a wet soybean pulp called okara is left behind. It still contains valuable nutrients and protein, but because it is highly perishable, fibrous and relatively unappealing in taste and texture, much of it ends up as low-value animal feed or food waste.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/the-protein-we-ve-been-throwing-away</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab227b8a9cd81127b61c129</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED MEAT]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRACTICES]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:05:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_f05b454ea7d2489f98c193aa13f5d301~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smuggled Garlic - Inside The Shadow Food Trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garlic may seem an unlikely window into a global shadow food trade. Yet reports of Chinese garlic being smuggled into Mexico and Peru raise a much bigger question: how much food is already moving across borders outside the systems designed to tell us where it came from?]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/smuggled-garlic-inside-the-shadow-food-trade</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aadb9cedf3a8fe3ae4d7a0b</guid><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRACTICES]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:38:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_82c19bebc57f445aa0a71c2740527f40~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farm Prices Fall. Why Aren’t Vegetables Getting Cheaper?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abundant crops, struggling growers and consumers still watching every dollar are exposing a curious fault line in the fresh produce business. Why aren't vegetables getting cheaper? ]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/farm-prices-fall-why-aren-t-vegetables-getting-cheaper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aab3312492c8c41bafa1ee7</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABILITY]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRACTICES]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:10:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_0f212b5cab7c44bbb95dc27f4aeace55~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Biotech’s US$75,000 Second Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[







Meati lost the bathwater, but a remarkably well-priced baby has been saved providing food biotech's second life.
Somewhere amid the collapse and attempted revival of US alternative-protein company Meati Foods, a valuable piece of the food-biotech future was left behind: twelve 25,000-litre fermentation tanks, their associated seed systems and a combined 300,000 litres of production capacity.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/food-biotech-s-us-75-000-second-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aab0721435fe3ebd8e358e6</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED MEAT]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:55:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_6023474738c942c7b85640e47f2ca6a9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Food Signals That Matter This Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food innovation is entering a more commercially disciplined phase. The strongest developments are no longer technology demonstrations or novelty launches, they involve proven manufacturing, familiar applications and clearly defined routes to market. Here are five consequential food signals from the past week]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/five-food-signals-that-matter-this-week</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa7611d3454f88d57e05d76</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED MEAT]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRACTICES]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:16:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_323332316a6f468796e2f44a796b7a32~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Niño Is Rearranging the Global Food Map - How Should ANZ Adapt?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peru's blueberry industry has provided an early glimpse of what the strengthening El Niño could mean for global food production. But the emerging story isn't simply one of drought, crop failures and shortages. El Niño is changing where and increasingly when food is produced. For Australia and New Zealand, that presents risks, but also opportunities.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/el-ni%C3%B1o-is-rearranging-the-global-food-map-how-should-anz-adapt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa608ca576eb9720e6d5ce2</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRACTICES]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 02:49:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_ed7e87511c294030977ce76efbb832f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainability Isn’t Dying - Consumers Are Calling It Something Else ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sustainability story has changed and the food industry may be looking for it in the wrong place.
A major new Bain &#38; Company study finds global concern about environmental sustainability has actually risen to 85% of consumers, from 79% last year. But something more significant is happening beneath that headline: consumers increasingly aren't describing the choices they make as “sustainable”. They are choosing products because they appear healthier, cleaner, more natural, more affordable or]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/sustainability-isn-t-dying-consumers-are-calling-it-something-else</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa4a1b0571318e8c9e5970a</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABILITY]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRACTICES]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:21:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_e1e1877286f3427991c07a80fd705b8f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Consumers Eat Less, Every Mouthful Has to Work Harder]]></title><description><![CDATA[GLP-1 drugs may have triggered America’s protein obsession, but the greater opportunity is emerging from a more disruptive change: consumers are beginning to buy and eat less. Food companies and supermarkets must now extract greater nutritional and commercial value from every mouthful.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/when-consumers-eat-less-every-mouthful-has-to-work-harder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa38813f8e732467fdb9724</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:53:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_58d2fe5739f4411bb3cafd504afe1edd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Apricot Stone to Protein- Food Waste Finds a New Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, the stone or kernel hidden inside an apricot stone has had a rather complicated reputation. Now Austrian food-tech company Revo Foods is turning this unlikely raw material into a fermented, high-protein food headed for supermarket shelves.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/from-apricot-stone-to-protein-food-waste-finds-a-new-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa0abde6e4f334c1f5246d5</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED MEAT]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><category><![CDATA[ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_c80324f4f1a14c1785e8d4e8629b596d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka Moves Up the Food Value Chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka’s processed-food exports are emerging as one of the strongest areas of the country’s merchandise trade, providing evidence manufacturers are capturing more value from local agricultural ingredients rather than relying entirely on commodity exports. Previously reported by PFN.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/sri-lanka-moves-up-the-food-value-chain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9f446656d3aff74e696dd3</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABILITY]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 23:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_d716eb8b8ea443a0b5ec700f55507dc6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3D-Printed Plant-Based Steaks Reach U.S. Grocery Shelves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steakholder Foods is taking its Perfecta range into American retail - betting whole cuts, marbling and better texture can bring consumers back to plant-based meat.
Plant-based steaks - filet mignon, marbled steak and chicken breast are moving onto supermarket shelves in the United States as Israeli food-tech company Steakholder Foods begins the first commercial retail rollout of its Perfecta Premium Plant-Based Meat range.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/3d-printed-plant-based-steaks-reach-u-s-grocery-shelves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a99ead240b25387a6f08427</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED MEAT]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:12:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_7e8b02d6d78f4427ae915e3eec0301bb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Is Turning Vegetables Into Premium "Fruit" Snack Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vegetables marketed as “fruit-type” produce are booming in China, commanding substantially higher prices even as conventional fruit prices weaken.
The emerging category - premium "fruit" snack food - includes cucumbers, sweetcorn, carrots and other vegetables selected for sweeter flavour, thinner skins, crisper texture and easy snacking. The word “fruit” is intended to suggest produce that can be eaten conveniently and enjoyably—rather than describe any new botanical category.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/china-is-turning-vegetables-into-premium-fruit-snack-food</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a989b46473d9678fee17fb1</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:14:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_7336eddc794d410785b9953c11d0eb7b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tofu Wins the Protein Test — Cheese Comes Last]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new protein-scoring system has looked beyond protein grams to assess what foods deliver for people, household budgets and the planet. The result puts one familiar plant food firmly on top.
Tofu has been ranked the best all-round protein source in a new protein test combining nutrition, affordability, availability and environmental impact.]]></description><link>https://www.planetfood.news/post/tofu-wins-the-protein-test-cheese-comes-last</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9758cf796715a5cd52a6a2</guid><category><![CDATA[TOP STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[LATEST STORIES]]></category><category><![CDATA[STANDOUT PRODUCTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[SUSTAINABILITY]]></category><category><![CDATA[PRODUCT TRENDS & INSIGHTS]]></category><category><![CDATA[PLANT-BASED INNOVATIONS]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:12:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/09a3a6_26f60f952def44c2a139049ac1d88f37~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Mathias </dc:creator></item></channel></rss>