Which Are The Best Ingredients For Veganuary Recipes?

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On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out tips from experts at Bulk.com for which are the best ingredients to include in your veganuary recipes.

I’ve been vegetarian since the age of 13, and I absolutely love to cook. I love everything about food from choosing the ingredients, to chopping them up, to mixing them… and absolutely I love the eating of them. Veganuary is a great chance for other people to experiment with plant based diets, so I am taking a look at top tips from experts for how to get the best ingredients for your veganuary recipes.

Veganuary

If Brits want to participate in Veganuary this year, a new analysis has identified the most popular plant-based ingredients they should include in their next food purchase.

Bulk.com, a leading UK food website, revealed the ranking, which is based on the best winter plant-based recipes and seasonal search trend data to predict how many people will participate in Vegananuary in 2023.

Veganuary comprises of a yearly 31-day challenge that urges individuals to follow a plant-based diet in January, with an end goal to reduce their animal product consumption. Many people are reluctant to try plant-based dishes as they expect them to be less tasty – with studies suggesting that going vegan can change your taste perceptions.

Veganuary Recipes

Bulk.com looked at over 50 seasonal plant-based dishes to find out which ingredients are most common in the best-rated recipes and which ones should be skipped over to make the transition easier for new vegans.

According to the data, garlic was the most common ingredient in the nation’s favorite vegan recipes. This ingredient has seen a huge rise in popularity over the past year as a result of videos showing how to pickle, roast, and confit it.

27 of the 50 most popular recipes contained garlic. Garlic consumption has gained popularity as well as numerous health benefits for the winter months; it contains allicin, which helps increment the quantity of infection battling Lymphocytes in your circulation system, supporting your safe framework.

Ginger and lemon, which were used in 9 of the 50 recipes, coriander, soy sauce, and thyme were two other herbs, spices, and flavorings that were particularly well-liked.

The fact that olive oil, which is high in a variety of antioxidants, came in second place in vegan recipes is even more good news for those who enjoy roasted or confited garlic.

Top Ten Ingredients In Vegan Recipes

Garlic (27 /50)
Olive oil (26 /50)
Carrot (18 /50)
Onion (14 /50)
Vegetable stock (11 /50)
Ginger (9 /50)
Lemon (9 /50)
Butternut squash (8 /50)
Coriander (8 /50)
Chickpeas (6 /50)

Vegan Protein

Another widespread belief is that vegan food is less nutritious, causing British consumers to worry that they won’t get enough protein.

The nutritional value of each dish was also looked at in the recipe analysis. While some meal options were lower in protein than others, many could easily help Brits meet their recommended intake of 45 grams for women and 55 grams for men.

This corresponds to the requirement of 15-18 grams of protein per meal, which is met by 22% of the best recipes and exceeded by 18%. It was found that pasta-based dishes had the highest protein content.

Trying Veganuary

“While changing your diet can be daunting, it can be a great way to test your endurance and to try something different for a little while – with the list of top ingredients providing the perfect shopping list for Veganuary,” said an expert from Bulk.com. “If you’re unsure whether incorporating plant-based dishes into your diet can help you meet your nutritional requirements, there are plenty of options available to alleviate the pressure, such as plant-based protein bars, B12 supplements and multivitamins.”

The brand looked at search trend data over the past ten years to see how much Veganuary searches rise each January to predict how many Brits will try going vegan this year.

With 157,338 Brits confirmed to have participated in last year’s challenge, we anticipate at least 91,256 more people will give it a shot this time around. The data show that on average, interest in Veganuary rises by 58% in January each year.

Sources: Google Trends, The UK’s Leading Recipe site, and The Official Veganuary Participation Survey.