traditional protein
Classic animal flesh
Traditional protein refers to conventional animal-based protein sources—beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, dairy—as distinguished from newer alternatives like plant-based meat substitutes, insect protein, or lab-grown meat.
The term emerged as these alternatives gained market share: The menu lists both traditional proteins and plant-based options.
It frames the familiar as one category among several.
- meatAnimal tissue for food
- red meatMammal flesh for eating
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- beefBovine meat for eating
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
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