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Finely Ground Coffee Parchment Boosted Oyster Mushroom Yields

Finely Ground Coffee Parchment Boosted Oyster Mushroom Yields

Oyster mushroom

What they found

Fine coffee parchment raised oyster mushroom yields to 355–377 g per grow and biological efficiency to 72–75%.

Fine coffee parchment raised oyster mushroom yields to 355–377 g per grow and biological efficiency to 72–75%.

The number

355–377 g per grow

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Cultivation trial

Cultivation trial

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At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus citrinopileatus

Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus citrinopileatus

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Section

GROWING & GOURMET

GROWING & GOURMET

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Coffee-Powered Yields

Coffee-Powered Yields

Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus citrinopileatus) thrive when grown on coffee parchment, a major agricultural waste product from coffee processing. This study showed that grinding coffee parchment into finer particles dramatically improved mushroom performance. Fine coffee parchment boosted total yields to 355–377 g per grow, increased biological efficiency to 72–75%, and shortened colonization time by 7–8 days compared to coarse, unprocessed waste. Medium and fine particles also produced larger caps, more abundant clusters, and deeper coloration linked to higher metabolic and antioxidant activity.

Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus citrinopileatus) thrive when grown on coffee parchment, a major agricultural waste product from coffee processing. This study showed that grinding coffee parchment into finer particles dramatically improved mushroom performance. Fine coffee parchment boosted total yields to 355–377 g per grow, increased biological efficiency to 72–75%, and shortened colonization time by 7–8 days compared to coarse, unprocessed waste. Medium and fine particles also produced larger caps, more abundant clusters, and deeper coloration linked to higher metabolic and antioxidant activity.

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