Meati offers fungi-fueled steaks direct to consumers
Available at Meati.com ($35 for four), Meati’s fungi-based ‘whole-cut’ steak filets contain 120 calories,14g protein, 9g fiber, 0.5g fat, and meaningful levels of Riboflavin, Niacin, Folate, Vitamin B12, Zinc and Copper.
Based in Boulder, CO, Meati Foods seeks to stand out in a meat-alternatives market dominated by processed burgers and nuggets, by using a naturally occurring, Non-GMO strain of mycelium, the filamentous-like root structures of mushrooms (although the strain Meati is using doesn’t have a mushroom ‘cap’) that can be tuned to create fibrous ‘whole cuts’ of alt meat.
Inherently high in protein and fiber, the fungi (which is white with no particular flavor and has long fibrous filaments that mimic muscle structure) can be grown highly-efficiently in fermentation tanks fed with a carbon source like sugar.