The topic of nutrition is among the most critical of our era. Italian vegan food helps prevent dysfunctions such as excess cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. For this reason, interest in healthy foods and the vegan sector is also constantly growing in Italy. But what are the eating habits of consumers today, both nationally and globally? The most relevant data that emerges is certainly that of a new approach to food, characterized by an ever greater attention to the health aspects of food, in the awareness that proper nutrition is the most adequate tool to maintain physical well-being.
Ethics, health and ecology – the reasons that lead to choosing a healthy diet
The reasons that push to exclude many commonly used foods from one's diet are many and different: let's not forget first of all that almost all religions impose diets that involve the exclusion of some types of meat, at least for some specific periods of time. Strictly vegetarian religions are Hinduism and Buddhism. The vegetarian diet can also be embraced for ecological reasons – intensive farming is in fact considered by many to be damage to the ecosystem – ethical (making animals suffer is considered unacceptable violence) but also for health reasons: think for example of those who are intolerant or allergic to lactose or milk proteins or those who, due to cardiovascular problems, must give up the carnivorous diet.
Healthy foods
Omnivores, vegetarians, vegans, macrobiotic, raw food, fruitarian: what unites all these paths and life choices today is the growing attention in purchasing and the greater interest in healthy foods. We are faced with an audience increasingly attentive to the origin and supply chain of food. That of food as a source of well-being is a growing trend, which offers advantages not only to consumers but also to producers and distributors. It is necessary that the latter are aware of the change in consumers' mentality and implement policies for developing new products, increasingly natural and less processed. The transition to the new type of nutrition cannot be taken for granted, both from the supply and demand point of view. It is necessary to undertake a cultural path, which leads to the adoption of increasingly sustainable nutritional models and in tune with the demographic trends that characterize the new millennium.
For this reason, the MaVi Trade Group, which boasts twenty years of experience in the traditional food sector, has recently decided to undertake this new challenge and export quality Italian plant-based products, to satisfy even the most demanding clientele. In particular, the Group is interested in and exports unique and high-quality made in Italy products that are mostly "free from" such as plant alternatives to cheese and meat, precious cereal crackers, gourmet pasta, Israeli hummus and much more.
For more information about our products – download our Vegan Catalog.