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Cornmeal in Compost Raised Button Mushroom Protein

Cornmeal in Compost Raised Button Mushroom Protein

Button mushroom

What they found

Adding cornmeal to compost raised white button mushroom protein by 14%.

Adding cornmeal to compost raised white button mushroom protein by 14%.

The number

a 14% increase

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.

At a glance

Latin name

Agaricus bisporus

Agaricus bisporus

Published in

Future Foods

Future Foods

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Cornmeal Upgrade

Cornmeal Upgrade

Adding cornmeal to compost improved the nutrition of white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). The best dose raised protein content to 3% fresh weight, a 14% increase. Pairing that with a recycled sugarcane-based casing soil produced the firmest mushrooms and matched the antioxidant quality of peat, showing it can replace commercial substrates effectively.

Adding cornmeal to compost improved the nutrition of white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). The best dose raised protein content to 3% fresh weight, a 14% increase. Pairing that with a recycled sugarcane-based casing soil produced the firmest mushrooms and matched the antioxidant quality of peat, showing it can replace commercial substrates effectively.

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