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UK Food Supplier Turns Leftover Mushroom Stems Into Meat Alternative

UK Food Supplier Turns Leftover Mushroom Stems Into Meat Alternative

What they found

Fresh Direct is launching a mushroom-stem meat alternative expected to eliminate up to 80 metric tons of food waste per year.

Fresh Direct is launching a mushroom-stem meat alternative expected to eliminate up to 80 metric tons of food waste per year.

The number

up to 80 metric tons of food waste per year

How solid is it?

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Not a study

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

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fruitnet.com

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Growing gourmet

Growing gourmet

As it ran in Shroom Scan

From Stems to Steaks

From Stems to Steaks

The UK’s largest produce provider for pubs and high street restaurants, Fresh Direct, is launching a mushroom-based meat alternative. Using mushroom stems that would otherwise be thrown away, the move is expected to eliminate up to 80 metric tons of food waste per year.

The UK’s largest produce provider for pubs and high street restaurants, Fresh Direct, is launching a mushroom-based meat alternative. Using mushroom stems that would otherwise be thrown away, the move is expected to eliminate up to 80 metric tons of food waste per year.

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