28 Feb 2018 --- Plant-based proteins and ingredients have been around for a long time, however, it is not until in recent years, they have become the focal point of one of the most prominent foods and health movements trending today. While plant-based proteins such as soy proteins have been applied in food products and meat for many years, increasing demand for nutrition and health purposes is now seen across a wide spectrum of food and nutritional products, having previously been the domain of dairy proteins.