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Fungi in general are amazing - it blows me away that in western culture we place such little emphasis on their consumption. There are three kingdoms (for the mo
by Melatonic 4y ago
Fungi in general are amazing - it blows me away that in western culture we place such little emphasis on their consumption. There are three kingdoms (for the most part) that we can choose to consume - Plants, Animals, Fungi. And yet we just almost ignore the third one for what reason again?
Many mushrooms are also a great meat alternative and have tons of health benefits not found elsewhere and can be great for the environment. They are, for the most part, less concentrated in protein than animals but still much higher than most plants.
- hypertele-Xii 4y ago> They are, for the most part, less concentrated in protein than animals but still much higher than most plants. According to Wikipedia, mushrooms generally have less than 5% protein. Almost every plant food I checked was higher, including wheat (15%), corn (10%), rice (8%), and potatoes (9%). (from United States Department of Agriculture). Protein rich plants like lentils, soybeans, and nuts are upwards of 30%.
- meetups323 4y agoSome meat substitutes use fungus. IMO they tend to produce the best chicken substitutes, for instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quorn