Paul Shapiro
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do, which is instead of using plants and instead of using animals, we use fungi.
And so we're growing microbial fungi, not mushrooms.
We're growing mycelium or the root-like structure of fungi.
And that fungi that we grow, which we call rhizomycoprotein,
is not only has a very meat-like texture, but it also is packed with protein and fiber.
And so in a single serving, if you compare it to, let's say, other foods, our mycoprotein is not only an all-natural whole food that we create through fermentation,
But it also has more protein than eggs, and it's complete protein, meaning it has all the essential amino acids.
It's got more iron than beef, more zinc than beef, more potassium than bananas, more fiber than oats.
It is a true superfood.
And so you get all the things about meat that you want, texture, protein, iron, zinc, but you don't get the things about meat that you don't want.
animal cruelty, saturated fat, cholesterol, environmental degradation, and more.
And so as we look into the future and we see that more and more humans are going to be on the planet, we have 8 billion of us today, and there's going to be 10 billion of us in another 25 years.
The question is, how are we going to feed all of us, right?
All these people are going to want to eat meat.
And so the question is, how can we produce enough food and enough protein for these billions of people who are going to be on the planet and the rest of us too?
And the reality is that we cannot do this by going big with animal agriculture.
We have to do it by going small with microbial agriculture.
Life cycle analyses show that mycoprotein takes up a tiny fraction of the resources needed to raise cattle for food, as an example, like literally 99% less land and far fewer greenhouse gas emissions and more.
And so even if you aren't concerned about the treatment of the animals who we are farming, if you want more space for wildlife, right, if you want to have more wild spaces where wildlife can exist in their habitat,
We shouldn't be cutting down all of these trees so that we can graze cattle or grow crops for farmed animals.
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