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RETRACTION article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 12 September 2025

Sec. Sustainable Food Processing

Volume 9 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1695206

Retraction: RuBisCO: a sustainable protein ingredient for plant-based foods

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  1. RETRACTED: RuBisCO: a sustainable protein ingredient for plant-based foods

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A Retraction of the Review Article
RuBisCO: a sustainable protein ingredient for plant-based foods

by Nawaz, M. A., Kasote, D. M., Ullah, N., Usman, K., and Alsafran, M. (2024). Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 8:1389309. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1389309

Following concerns regarding the originality of the article, an investigation was conducted in accordance with Frontiers' policies. It was found that the complaint was valid and that the article should be retracted, because of an unacceptable level of similarity to an article published by Pearce, F. G., and Brunke, J. E. (2023). Is now the time for a Rubiscuit or Ruburger? Increased interest in rubisco as a food protein. J. Exp. Bot. 74, 627–637. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac414

This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors do not agree to correspondence regarding this retraction.

Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2025) Retraction: RuBisCO: a sustainable protein ingredient for plant-based foods. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 9:1695206. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1695206

Received: 29 August 2025; Accepted: 03 September 2025;
Published: 12 September 2025.

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Patrick Meyfroidt, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

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