Beyond daily totals: meal-level digestible indispensable amino acid score reveals how food groups shape protein quality in vegan diets
Deliberate meal-level complementation of plant-based foods is necessary to ensure protein quality in vegan dietary patterns.
Authors
- Nick W. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6230-4355)
- Matthieu Vignes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8929-2975)
- Pamela R. von Hurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6326-7501)
- Bi Xue Patricia Soh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1721-7994)
- Warren Charles McNabb
Institutions
- Plant & Food Research (NZ)
- Nutrition Sciences (Belgium) (BE)
- Riddet Institute (NZ)
- Massey University (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1752697
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Massey University