Feeding fungi plant remnants produces tasty protein to fortify vegan, vegetarian diets (IMAGE)

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Feeding fungi plant remnants produces tasty protein to fortify vegan, vegetarian diets

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Taste testers preferred patties (left image) and sausage-like links (right image) made from fungi grown on carrot side streams to similar versions made with more traditional plant-based proteins.

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Adapted from the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5c11223

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