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Because mushrooms are NOT "super high in protein". A comparable serving of beef has about 12x the amount of protein as mushrooms.
by housemusicfan 3y ago
Because mushrooms are NOT "super high in protein".
A comparable serving of beef has about 12x the amount of protein as mushrooms.
- xnx 3y ago12x? Isn't beef approximately 2/3 protein and mushrooms 1/2 protein?
- pjscott 3y agoMushrooms are about 90% water, but the non-water part is indeed roughly half protein.
- gffrd 3y agoSay you were going to eat 8oz of beef. How many oz of mushrooms would one have to eat to get the same amount of protein?
- mattnewton 3y ago>56oz according to google which lists beef at 7g/ounce and mushrooms at 0.9/ounce Edit: legumes are more practical, green peas give you 2g/oz and peanuts can be 7g/oz shelled according to google, (though they are different proteins than the beef). Mushrooms are good for texture and some like shitaki can give the umami taste, but they aren’t a nutritional meat substitute on their own.
- dmoy 3y agoLike 1-3kg of non-dried mushrooms?
- sshine 3y agoWhen you compare mushroom dry weight, it is more like 10-25% protein. This is without any industrial processing.
- tsimionescu 3y agoIs that relevant? You don't eat dried mushrooms, even if you start with them you have to hidrate them a lot before they are any good.
- sshine 3y agoYes, it is. We should measure the protein density at a meaningful state for consumption. While you can eat some mushrooms fresh and dry, their water density when fried is somewhere in the middle. Closer to dry when processed.
- pxmpxm 3y agoThis. Beans, lentils and friends if you're after vegetable protein.
- harvey9 3y agoThis reads like your friends are not made of meat.