When we embrace a trend, we go all in, so it comes as no surprise that burgers were just the start of the plant-based craze. We've moved past lunch into the dessert category, where it's all about ice creamwithout the cream since "cream" equals "made from dairy,"which is a big no-no in asegment that largely lacks animal derivatives. [more...]

RELATED: Plant-Based Proteins of the Past, Present and Future

The largest proteins at a retail level now include: Coconut, Almond, Pea, Brown Rice Flour, Quinoa, Lentils, Cashews, Oats, and Soy.

You will find these proteins as the number one ingredient in crackers, yogurt, milk, pasta, cookies, frozen burgers, frozen pizza, ice cream, faux beef, chicken and cheese—the list goes on! The one thing most of them have in common is the variety of ways they can be used