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Algae as a surprising meat alternative and source of environmentally friendly protein (www.worldhealth.net)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by fukhueson to c/science
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With more of us looking for alternatives to eating animals, new research has found a surprising environmentally friendly source of protein -- algae.

The University of Exeter study has been published in The Journal of Nutrition and is the first of its kind to demonstrate that the ingestion of two of the most commercially available algal species are rich in protein which supports muscle remodeling in young healthy adults.

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[โ€“] mvirts 45 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Promising? Sure. Surprising? Catch up with the science fiction ๐Ÿ˜น

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or the Japanese. Algae is used in sushi rolls, this is nothing new.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Its also more texture than flavor

[โ€“] jopepa 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Iโ€™m still getting through WE by Zamyatin, why what happens?

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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