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Brewery Waste Grows Protein-Rich Mushrooms and Then Packaging

Brewery Waste Grows Protein-Rich Mushrooms and Then Packaging

What they found

Brewery waste mixed with banana leaves grew mushrooms with 30.9% protein, then became biodegradable packaging.

Brewery waste mixed with banana leaves grew mushrooms with 30.9% protein, then became biodegradable packaging.

The number

30.9% protein

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Cultivation trial

Cultivation trial

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Latin name

Published in

Sciforum

Sciforum

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Brewery Waste Gets Shroomy

Brewery Waste Gets Shroomy

Brazilian researchers developed a two-step solution: using brewery waste mixed with banana leaves (1:1) to first grow protein-rich mushrooms (30.9% protein), then transforming the leftover material into biodegradable packaging. This solution is especially good for Brazil, the world's third-largest beer producer.

Brazilian researchers developed a two-step solution: using brewery waste mixed with banana leaves (1:1) to first grow protein-rich mushrooms (30.9% protein), then transforming the leftover material into biodegradable packaging. This solution is especially good for Brazil, the world's third-largest beer producer.

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