# Plant-Based Powdered Eggs Peggs are Sustainable Eggs Made by "Chickpeas Not Chicks" By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-01-27 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/powdered-egg References: [foodbusinessnews.net](https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/17772-chickpea-based-egg-substitute-set-to-debut) & [peggs.us](https://peggs.us/) Peggs is a powdered egg that can be used as a vegan egg substitute in cooking and baking. The "sustainable egg" is made with ingredients like chickpea, flax, potato, spices and a few other ingredients that help to mimic the look of eggs when combined with water. According to Grace O’Brien, the [Stanford](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coaching-platform) engineering and design graduate who developed the plant-based egg alternative, "Peggs use 90% less land, water, and energy to produce and contribute to 50% fewer greenhouse gas emissions." While there are some [egg alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egg-n-easy-plus) that can be purchased in liquid form, Peggs was intentionally created as a shelf-stable, [powdered product](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/powdered-plant-milk) to minimize waste. Additionally, the product is made with clean ingredients that people will easily recognize, unlike many alternative proteins that are lab-created with unfamiliar additions. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Plant-based Powdered Foods:** Creating more powdered plant-based food options can offer an alternative to animal-based products, while reducing waste and increasing convenience. - **Sustainable Food Alternatives:** Developing sustainable food alternatives, like Peggs, can help reduce environmental impact and offer consumers healthier, cleaner options. - **Clean Label Ingredients:** Demand for products made with clean, recognizable ingredients is on the rise, opening opportunities for companies to innovate and develop new products that meet this demand. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage:** The food and beverage industry can leverage plant-based and sustainable food trends to offer innovative products that meet consumer demand for healthier and more environmentally friendly options. - **Agriculture:** Reducing the environmental impact of agriculture by developing plant-based alternatives can be an opportunity for companies to innovate and meet the increasing demand for sustainable food products. - **Retail:** Retailers can leverage consumer demand for plant-based and clean label products to offer innovative options and gain a competitive edge in the market. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mixable Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-based-eggs.md) - [Plant-Based Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bridge-1.md) - [Plant-Based Liquid Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perfeggt.md) - [Pourable Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pourable-egg-alternative.md) - [Minimally Processed Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/revyve.md) - [Powdered Egg Substitutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/powdered-egg-white.md) - [Single-Ingredient Egg Substitutes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meala-foodtech-groundbaker.md) - [Plant-Based Egg Patties](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-patty-one-by-yo-egg.md) - [Pea Protein Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lasenor-emul.md)