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Could Crisps Be Cooked? Spud Waste Gets a Fungi Makeover
US based, The Better Meat Co. has scored its sixth U.S. patent, this time for the wild idea of fermenting spud waste with mycelium to produce a high-protein, cholesterol-free meat alternative called Rhiza. And it’s ready in just a few hours. Forget cow farts and climate guilt. This is meat made from mushroom roots and leftover mash.
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No Country Left Behind as Finland Gets a Taste of Ai-Powered Plant-Based Roast ‘BIFFI’
Just when you thought plant-based deli slices had peaked, along comes Finland with a juicy little surprise. Meet ROAST BIFFI – a bold, 100% plant-based cold cut developed with a twist of AI wizardry and a whole lot of Nordic no-nonsense.
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Warning to US Sports Fans- That Hot Dog Could Be Killing You - Time to Sub in Alt Plant-Based
So lets look at the great American pastime: baseball, beer, and a dodgy meat tube wrapped in nostalgia and nitrates. But just as the crack of the bat returns, a new headline has us gagging on tradition, literally. A new media storm is brewing over the “Death in a Bun” hot dog bombshell, and suddenly that stadium frank looks less like fun and more like a colorectal time bomb.
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Fat Chance, Meat Lovers Because Tastilux Is Here to Fool Your Taste Buds (and That’s a Good Thing)
Australian food tech outfit Nourish Ingredients has created Tastilux - an animal-free fat so convincing it could pass for the real deal in a blindfolded taste test. No cows, no pigs, no chickens involved. Just precision fermentation wizardry, a partnership with China’s Cabio Biotech, and a whole lot of science making your fake meat feel frighteningly real.
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Feeding 10 Billion? NZ’s CellAg Symposium Says the Science Is Here, But Who’s Paying?
Can cellular agriculture feed 10 billion people by 2050? That was the big question behind New Zealand’s first in-person CellAg Symposium, held in Nelson and hosted by Plant & Food Research. Nearly 70 scientists, engineers, founders, investors, and regulators came together from across New Zealand, Australia, and beyond to chart the future of food and what’s needed to get there.
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VCs Love Future FoodTech But Just Not When Women Are Behind It
In Israel’s booming future FoodTech sector, where everything from lab-grown tuna to AI-designed proteins is being cooked up, women are doin
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Eat Plants, Live Longer as New Study Finds 22% Drop in Death Risk with Plant-Based Diets
A new Spanish study shows people who stick to the Planetary Health Diet cut their risk of death by 22%. The Mediterranean Diet comes close.
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REVO Foods Launches EL BLANCO a 3D-Printed Cod Packed with Omegas and Zero Ocean Drama
Austrian based, Revo Foods just dropped EL BLANCO, a 3D-printed cod dupe so brain-boosting and buttery it might make your omega-3 supplement
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Smoked Bamboo Shoots Meet Plant-Based Rendang as Indonesian Vegan Startup Cooks Up a Storm
Indonesia’s flexitarian food scene just got a whole lot smokier and smarter. Arik Thohari, the quietly persistent founder of Meatree, has tr
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Craving Calm as First Quarter 2025 Food Trends Show We’re All Just Eating Our Feelings
Let’s be honest, we’re eating our feelings. Whether it’s the weight-loss wonder drugs, TikTok pistachio lattes, or that sudden urge to eat l
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From Mealworms to Mushroom Steaks as TIME’s 2025 GreenTech List Serves Up a Future Feast
Let’s face it: the Earth’s undergoing massive changes, food systems are stretched, and half of what we eat is either soaked in guilt or ship
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Mind Blown Moment as Iconic Alabama Oyster House Adds Plant-Based Oysters to Its Menu
In a twist that’s making waves across the seafood world, the legendary Wintzell’s Oyster House, an 85-year-old Alabama institution, has offi
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