Opportunities within the Agri-food System to Encourage a Nutritionally Balanced Diet – Part I

Fatty acids and volatile flavor compounds in commercial plant‐based burgers

“…The balance of dietary n‐6 and n‐3 FAs is very important for human health, as evidence has linked this balance to brain development, chronic elderly diseases, and depression disorder (Young, 2009). Although there is still no consensus on the optimal ratio of dietary n‐6 to n‐3 FAs, a value ranging from 1:1 to 4:1 has been recommended by some nutritionists (Van Pamel et al., 2020). As shown in Table 2, the n‐6/n‐3 ratios for the raw and cooked samples of plant‐based burgers 1, 2, and 3 are in this healthy range, whereas for the plant‐based burger 4 and BB, the values exceeded this range.…”

Micronutrient-sensitive food value chains: A systematic review of intervention strategies and impact pathways to nutritional outcomes

“…Food value chains, being one of the core elements of a food system required to feed a population, comprise diverse drivers (e.g., political, economic, sociocultural, and environmental drivers) that affect all value chain actors, including consumers [10][11][12]. Building on our existing understanding of how food systems influence dietary patterns and nutrition [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], nutrition-sensitive approach to value chain development has been identified as a promising way to shape food systems for improved food security and nutrition outcomes [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. However, changing the food systems at scale for better nutritional outcomes first requires changes in agricultural production among others, as the present composition of production does not provide sufficient quantities of micronutrients [10,34].…”