Wang Xingguo, director of the Nutrition Department of Dalian Central Hospital, suggested that replacing part of red meat with tofu in daily diet is suitable for most adults, especially those who are obese and have chronic diseases. For infants, children, anemia, the elderly, pregnant women and other special groups, the role of red meat is very important and can not blindly replace tofu.
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Tofu has become a popular meat substitute.
According to Japanese media reports, with the spread of COVID-19, by the end of April, a large number of meat processing plants in the United States, Canada and Brazil, which accounted for nearly 65% of the world meat trade, were closed. At that time, nearly one-third of the pork slaughtering production facilities in the United States could not be produced. Under the potential risk of insufficient pork supply, plant proteins such as "artificial meat" and tofu began to enter the mainstream consumers' field of vision.
More importantly, compared with other meat substitutes, tofu is cheap and good. Beyond Meat, an artificial meat brand, priced a pound of ground beef at $8.99, while the retail price of tofu close to a pound was only $2.99.
Dasha Shor, a global food analyst at Mintel, a market research consultancy, said: "For price-sensitive and health-conscious consumers, this is a viable option to add more protein to their diet."
People's Network-Tofu for meat can prolong life.
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