Scottish food researchers create nutritionally balanced pizza
The new pizza, which has been developed by University of Glasgow scientist Mike Lean and entrepreneu…The new pizza, which has been developed by University of Glasgow scientist Mike Lean and entrepreneur Donnie Maclean, contains the proper proportions of calories, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, salts, sugar, fiber, vitamins and minerals that humans require for a balanced meal.
To create the healthy pizza, the researchers have added locally grown seaweed to the dough to cut down the sodium levels and offer vitamin B12 and iodine.
In addition, they have fortified the pizza with magnesium, potassium, folates and vitamin A, and mixed red peppers into the sauce for extra vitamin C.
Maclean said that a long time was spent in refining the recipes to get the proper nutritional and taste balance.
"I'm confident that once they try our pizzas and realise that a balanced meal doesn't have to taste bland or like cardboard, people will happily choose them so that we can make a difference to the nations' health," Maclean added.
The new pizza comes in flavors such as Cheese and Tomato, Ham and Pineapple, and Spicy Chicken flavours, and will be commercially launched by Eat Balanced, the firm established by Maclean.
Currently, Eat Balanced is in talks with a major British supermarket retailer for distribution.