Plant-based meat "Omni Pork" originated in Asia has landed for the first time in Japan! It is a plant-based meat (plant substitute meat) that will be on sale in Hong Kong in 2018 and will be developed mainly in Asia.

Omnipoke has extensively researched food and cooking in Asia, focusing on pork, which accounts for about 6% of meat consumption in Asia.Green Monday, a social venture company that is expanding its activities by tackling food problems, health and climate change issues in collaboration with governments and private companies in more than 30 countries in Asia, Europe and the United States, and Canada It was born by a research team over a period of two years.

"Plant-based meat" = meat substitutes made from vegetable ingredients

In the food culture scene, individual consciousness is gradually changing from "things" to "things" while people are calling for a review of their awareness of environmental issues. With increasing attention to "food that is kind to both your body and the earth," the ideas and culture of food such as "vegan," "vegetarian," and "plant-based" are becoming accepted.Eating plant-based meat is a "sustainable lifestyle action that reduces the environmental burden" such as climate change, health problems, and food problems.

Changing the future from "pork" that supports Asian food

Pork, the most consumed meat in Asia, is a major source of protein.

In 2016, the per capita consumption rate of pork and beef is as high as 2.2 times that of beef in Japan, and pork consumption accounts for 41% of the meat (* 2016). According to the year Green Monday market survey).It is said that about 1 liters of water is required to make 6,000 kg of pork in Japan (* According to a calculation by the Ministry of the Environment and virtual water).In addition to water problems, various points have been pointed out regarding the environmental load in the livestock industry, such as greenhouse gases and groundwater pollution.

6 nice points of OmniPork

◎ 1) Taste 2) Texture 3) Nutritional value 4) Emphasis on price balance
◎ Only plant-based raw materials are used (using materials such as soybeans, peas, shiitake mushrooms, beets, rice, and plant-derived adhesives and anticaking agents)
◎ Zero cholesterol, 96% reduction in saturated fatty acids, 70% reduction in calories
◎ Calcium increased by 267%, iron content increased by 14% (* Compared with pork ratio / estimated value and uncooked minced pork (84% lean) *)
* USDA ARS Food Data ◎ See Central for Standard Reference)
◎ No MSG (sodium glutamate) used (no umami seasoning)
◎ No genetically modified raw materials

OmniPork
Contents: 1kg
Price: 1,590 yen (excluding tax)

> original text: ORGANIC PRESS

This article is a re-edited version of the "ORGANIC PRESS" article published on March 2020, 5.

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