In a major breakthrough for vegan cheese, artificial intelligence helped Climax Foods uncover a plant source of casein—the protein responsible for many functional qualities in dairy.
While I’m all for replicating the flavors of non-plant based foods, adding an addictive substance to a non-addictive food is problematic. If corporations are allowed to do this with vegan cheese, I’m sure it won’t stop there.
I get your point, but casomorphins are capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and attaching to morphine receptors, like all other opiates. Glucose is not the same.
While I’m all for replicating the flavors of non-plant based foods, adding an addictive substance to a non-addictive food is problematic. If corporations are allowed to do this with vegan cheese, I’m sure it won’t stop there.
Sorry what addictive substance are you referring to?
Further research is needed, but when digested casein breaks down into casomorphin which might bind to opioid receptors and release dopamine.
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Yeah, hopefully the plant-based version won’t be addictive.
Next thing you know they’ll be allowing high fructose corn syrup and caffeine as food additives
I get your point, but casomorphins are capable of passing the blood-brain barrier and attaching to morphine receptors, like all other opiates. Glucose is not the same.