A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources

Alternative plant and seaweed protein sources other than soy and pea have gained significant interest as sustainable replacements of animal proteins in the last decades. However, despite a large food safety literature base, there are concerns about their food safety risks. The...

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Autores principales: Mehdizadehtapeh, L., Bancalari, E., Grace, Delia, Acharya, P., Paciulli, M., Alinovi, M., Sogari, G., Stathers, T., Ennahli, S., Uçak, S., Tainsa, M., Ajal, E.-A., Andaç, S., Al-Baarri, N., Tekiner, I.H.
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Publicado: Diponegoro University 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177810
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author Mehdizadehtapeh, L.
Bancalari, E.
Grace, Delia
Acharya, P.
Paciulli, M.
Alinovi, M.
Sogari, G.
Stathers, T.
Ennahli, S.
Uçak, S.
Tainsa, M.
Ajal, E.-A.
Andaç, S.
Al-Baarri, N.
Tekiner, I.H.
author_browse Acharya, P.
Ajal, E.-A.
Al-Baarri, N.
Alinovi, M.
Andaç, S.
Bancalari, E.
Ennahli, S.
Grace, Delia
Mehdizadehtapeh, L.
Paciulli, M.
Sogari, G.
Stathers, T.
Tainsa, M.
Tekiner, I.H.
Uçak, S.
author_facet Mehdizadehtapeh, L.
Bancalari, E.
Grace, Delia
Acharya, P.
Paciulli, M.
Alinovi, M.
Sogari, G.
Stathers, T.
Ennahli, S.
Uçak, S.
Tainsa, M.
Ajal, E.-A.
Andaç, S.
Al-Baarri, N.
Tekiner, I.H.
author_sort Mehdizadehtapeh, L.
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description Alternative plant and seaweed protein sources other than soy and pea have gained significant interest as sustainable replacements of animal proteins in the last decades. However, despite a large food safety literature base, there are concerns about their food safety risks. The current study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge and gaps on safety risks associated with brewers' spent grain (BSG), grapes, hazelnuts, potatoes, pumpkins, and seaweed. A systematic review between 2003 and 2023 was conducted in the PubMed database to identify microbial, chemical, mycotoxins, heavy metals, and allergenic risks in the key commodities. The records obtained were exported into an online reference management platform, screened by inclusion and exclusion search strings, and the duplicates were removed. Finally, two reviewers assessed the eligibility of the full-text articles. The findings demonstrated that 9127 papers were identified, and 1639 of them were left for eligibility assessment. The reviewers finally included144 articles. Amongst the commodities, the most safety studies were on grapes, with 55 papers, followed by potatoes (n=38), seaweed (n=21), hazelnuts (n=19), pumpkin (n=9), and BSG (n=2), respectively. Based on the risk type, heavy metals were the most studied ones, with 49 papers, followed by mycotoxins (n=31), microbial risks (n=23), chemical contaminants (n=21), and allergenic risks (n=20), respectively. To meet the growing need for plant and seaweed proteins, their food safety aspects should be extensively studied to deliver safe, healthy, and affordable substitutes based on robust safety standards.
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spelling CGSpace1778102025-11-12T05:23:57Z A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources Mehdizadehtapeh, L. Bancalari, E. Grace, Delia Acharya, P. Paciulli, M. Alinovi, M. Sogari, G. Stathers, T. Ennahli, S. Uçak, S. Tainsa, M. Ajal, E.-A. Andaç, S. Al-Baarri, N. Tekiner, I.H. food safety health nutrition plants seaweeds Alternative plant and seaweed protein sources other than soy and pea have gained significant interest as sustainable replacements of animal proteins in the last decades. However, despite a large food safety literature base, there are concerns about their food safety risks. The current study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge and gaps on safety risks associated with brewers' spent grain (BSG), grapes, hazelnuts, potatoes, pumpkins, and seaweed. A systematic review between 2003 and 2023 was conducted in the PubMed database to identify microbial, chemical, mycotoxins, heavy metals, and allergenic risks in the key commodities. The records obtained were exported into an online reference management platform, screened by inclusion and exclusion search strings, and the duplicates were removed. Finally, two reviewers assessed the eligibility of the full-text articles. The findings demonstrated that 9127 papers were identified, and 1639 of them were left for eligibility assessment. The reviewers finally included144 articles. Amongst the commodities, the most safety studies were on grapes, with 55 papers, followed by potatoes (n=38), seaweed (n=21), hazelnuts (n=19), pumpkin (n=9), and BSG (n=2), respectively. Based on the risk type, heavy metals were the most studied ones, with 49 papers, followed by mycotoxins (n=31), microbial risks (n=23), chemical contaminants (n=21), and allergenic risks (n=20), respectively. To meet the growing need for plant and seaweed proteins, their food safety aspects should be extensively studied to deliver safe, healthy, and affordable substitutes based on robust safety standards. 2025-11-10 2025-11-11T16:40:27Z 2025-11-11T16:40:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177810 en Open Access Diponegoro University Mehdizadehtapeh, L., Bancalari, E., Grace, D., Acharya, P., Paciulli, M., Alinovi, M., Sogari, G., Stathers, T., Ennahli, S., Uçak, S., Tainsa, M., Ajal, E.-A., Andaç, S., Al-Baarri, N. and Tekiner, I.H. 2025. A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources. Journal of Applied Food Technology 12(2): 105–122.
spellingShingle food safety
health
nutrition
plants
seaweeds
Mehdizadehtapeh, L.
Bancalari, E.
Grace, Delia
Acharya, P.
Paciulli, M.
Alinovi, M.
Sogari, G.
Stathers, T.
Ennahli, S.
Uçak, S.
Tainsa, M.
Ajal, E.-A.
Andaç, S.
Al-Baarri, N.
Tekiner, I.H.
A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources
title A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources
title_full A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources
title_fullStr A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources
title_full_unstemmed A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources
title_short A systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources
title_sort systematic review of food safety risks in plant and seaweeds as emerging alternative protein sources
topic food safety
health
nutrition
plants
seaweeds
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177810
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