Dawning of the Age of Proteins

If there were zodiac signs for ingredients, proteins might well merit one. While officially we might be in the Age of Aquarius, from an ingredients perspective, I would say we’re definitely in the Age of Proteins. And based on the many developments (both functional and health-related) that this article will cover, I think I can safely say that this age is only beginning—one might call it the dawning of the age of proteins.

Proteins are the principal material—or building blocks—of which animals su…