high-protein diet | high protein diet

high protein food

high fibre diet [ high-fibre diet | high-fiber diet | high fiber diet ]

national pulse growers union | UNIP [Abbr.]

protein-rich food

high protein vegetable meal

animal protein food

protein-rich milk product

protein food | protein-rich food

high-fat diet

3. The percentages of the annual national ceiling referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 may be increased by up to two percentage points for those Member States which decide to use at least 2 % of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to support the production of protein crops under this Chapter.

Emphasises that the production of biofuels should not interfere with food production or compromise food security; believes, however, that balanced policies to promote increased European yields in feedstock crops such as wheat, maize, sugar beet and sunflowers could include provision for biofuel production, taking account of ILUC, in a way which could provide Europe’s farmers with a secure income stream, attract investment and jobs into rural areas, help address Europe’s chronic shortage of (GM-free) high-protein animal feed, make Europe less dependent on fossil fuel imports; believes that in cases of market oversupply of the agricultural products referred to, the production of biofuels and bioethanol would represent a temporary outlet whi ...[+++]ch would maintain sustainable purchase prices, safeguard farmers’ incomes during crises, and serve as a market stability mechanism; stresses the need to encourage the integration of uncultivated arable land which is not being used to produce food into the production of bioenergy, with a view to meeting national and European renewable energy objectives.

For example, a fatty acid profile shall be included for oil-rich plants (main individual saturated, mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fatty acids) and an amino acid profile (individual protein amino acids and main non-protein amino acids) for plants used as an important protein source.

This evaluation shall include the relevance for the nutrition of newly expressed proteins, other new constituents, and changes in the levels of food and feed constituents, as well as potential alterations in the total diet of the consumer or the animal.