A Swedish initiative to develop sustainable feed has made it possible for consumers to buy farmed salmon raised on mycoprotein for the first time, according to executives behind the project.
“As far as we know, this is the first time consumers can buy fish raised on feed containing mycoprotein,” said Christian Sjoland, project manager at Sweden-based non-profit Axfoundation.
Mycoprotein is a high-fiber, high-protein ingredient made from a naturally occurring soil fungus, produced through fermentation.
It's a relatively new protein for aquaculture feed, and based on both domestic and international researchers and companies Axfoundation has contacted, none are aware of any mycoprotein-fed fish previously sold to consumers in stores or restaurants -- only in research studies, Sjoland said.
