Análise bibliométrica de produtos “plant-based”.

Abstract

Currently, part of the population is increasingly aware of their own diet, which is no different for people who adhere to the plant-based diet. Ethical, environmental and social reasons have attracted the attention of consumers. Animal meat substitutes claim to be more sustainable and healthy. Based on this statement, there is a growing market in the world. In this context, the present study aimed to describe what researches have shown about the application of vegetable protein in food products to replace meat using bibliometric analysis. For the analysis, 1530 and 4240 documents were collected in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, respectively, and from this, several maps were generated in networks and graphs using the VOSviewer and Excel software, considering the development of three analyses: co-authorship of countries and authors, co-occurrence of keywords and citation of countries. The results show different clusters that migrate to different authors, countries and perspectives on the subject. In view of the results found, it is concluded that the documents lead to several aspects of the theme, such as: application of vegetable protein in non-meat products, vegetable protein-based diets in animals, the benefits of the plant-based diet and the relationship of meat consumption with cardiovascular diseases.