Vegan meat is about to transform from soybean paste to mycelium. For those who are clueless, the mycelium (Mycelium) is a fungus that is found underground and can be manufactured in laboratories. The good thing is that 100% natural and more economical and ethical than using animals.
So much so that Adidas has launched mycelium-based shoes. This is because this mushroom is very malleable and you can get almost anything you want with it. In the case of the Adidas Stan Smith Mylo, they have recreated the leather of the shoes, and in the case of the meat it looks like real meat with its fibers, its reddish color and everything.
On the one hand, we have Colorado-based Meati Foods, United States, and on the other hand we have Libre Foods in Barcelona, Here in Spain. Both companies are going to start marketing vegan meat made with mycelium.
Meati is one of the few plant-based companies that is looking beyond soy (which is rich in saponins), peas or wheat to create new experiences for consumers (vegans and non-vegans).
The American company comments that this summer it will launch its line of non-animal meat made with mycelium. He has talked about their main ingredient and how they got that stringy look so close to real meat. Plus, he says his product is rich in protein and fiber extracted from mushrooms.
Vegan meat that looks like animal meat, but without suffering
Ok, we know that mixing the words mushrooms and food does not create pleasant sensations, but we do not believe that this vegan meat is made from the green fungus that we see in sliced bread when it expires, no.
In the case of Meati, they have borrowed the ancestral tradition of making cheeses and breads using their star ingredient, the mycelium. And through a mixing and molding process, they manage to give it the texture, smell, flavor and appearance of animal meat, but without suffering behind it.
The Spanish company, Libre Foods, is already working on a technique to launch on the market vegan meat from mycelium. En su web indicate that they are the first European company to bet on the mycelium to create meat that is not meat with an animal cut appearance rich in protein and fiber.
Very soon we will see the most direct competition from Heura, a Spanish plant-based food company, in Spanish supermarkets.