plant-based

English

Etymology

Popularized by American biochemist T. Colin Campbell as an alternative to ideologically connoted terms such as vegan.

Adjective

plant-based (not comparable)

1. Based on plants; especially, of a diet, consisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants.
   • 2016, T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell, The China Study, revised and expanded edition, BenBella Books, Inc.:

     So, what is my prescription for good health? In short, it is about the multiple health benefits of consuming whole, plant-based foods, and the largely unappreciated health dangers of consuming animal-based foods, including all types of meat, dairy, and eggs.

   • 2022 November 21, Julie Creswell, quoting John Baumgartner, “Beyond Meat Is Struggling, and the Plant-Based Meat Industry Worries”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     “We’re positive on the future for plant-based meat, but this is a 20- to 25-year story,” he said. “It’s not going to happen in three to five to 10 years.”

2. Made from plants other than the traditional source.

   I found a great deal on plant-based rice.

Translations

consisting mostly or wholly of foods derived from plants

• Finnish: kasvipohjainen
• French: à base de plantes, végétalien (fr)
• German: pflanzenbasiert
• Polish: roślinny (pl)
• Swedish: växtbaserad (sv)

See also

• WFPB (“whole food, plant-based”)