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Startup Says Mushrooms Will Take Fake Meat Closer to Real Thing
- Meati aims to take on leaders Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods
- Company uses vegetative root of fungi to mimic meat products
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While plenty of plant-based meat companies claim to replicate the taste of the real thing, industry leaders like Beyond Meat, Inc. and Impossible Foods mostly sell products that mimic ground beef or sausages, rather than the texture of a whole cut.
Now, a new startup focused on mushrooms wants to change that. Meati Foods, backed by famous restaurateurs like Grant Achatz and David Barber, is using mycelium, the vegetative root of a fungi to make jerky, chicken breast, beefsteaks, and deli meat.