The Better Meat Co: Fungi-fueled meat alternatives
Sacramento-based The Better Meat Co – a startup best-known for providing plant-based meat enhancers – recently unveiled a brand new innovation: Rhiza mycoprotein, a fungi-based meat alternative that “works phenomenally both in ground meat form and whole muscle form.” (Pic credit: The Better Meat Co.)
A type of filamentous fungi that feeds on sorghum- and potato-based feedstock to produce a pale-colored, neutral-tasting ingredient “that looks a bit like chicken,” Rhiza (PDCAAS score of 0.96) is “meatier than Quorn” with a fibrous, meaty texture that does not require significant downstream processing or extrusion to serve as an attractive meat alternative, claims co-founder Paul Shapiro.