Science is uncovering more novel ways to transform those smelly, spent banana peels decaying in your garbage into something people might actually want to eat. Around a third of the world’s overall ...

Scientists and chefs are trying to convert leftovers into gourmet meals using a mould which is fast emerging as a solution in the fight against food waste. A new research paper argues that neurospora, ...

Carrot side streams often end up as waste. Using such material for protein production reduces disposal problems and saves resources. No extra farmland or water becomes necessary. Production happens ...

Of course, eating fungus isn’t new. Mushrooms are a type of nutritious fungus. And fungi have been used for centuries to ferment foods and turn them into other food products—like how milk is turned ...

Inside the historic Printers Building in downtown Worcester, hundreds of edible mushrooms are proliferating in a former storage room. Oyster, shiitake and lion’s mane species grow out of sawdust ...

Making oncom is almost magical. It starts with a pile of soy pulp, which is wrapped in banana leaves and sprinkled with the spores of a fungus called Neurospora intermedia. The bundle is left to ...

Berkeley postdoctoral fellow and researcher Vayu Hill-Maini studied a fungi that converts food waste into nutritious — and even tasty — foods to expand its sustainability. The study of the fungi — ...

U.S. shoppers imported over $1.2 billion in mushrooms in 2021 but rising tariffs are changing habits. Home mushroom kits are surging as inflation drives demand for low-cost, high-protein foods. Brands ...