A new installation launching at Kew Gardens’ Food Forever summer programme, is set to shine a light on the heightened environmental benefits of microbial, meat-free protein, compared to chicken and other animal rearing. The Can You Spot The Difference? Exhibit, part of Future Food Stories, supported by Quorn, aims to provide an interactive way for the public to learn how small changes to eating habits can make a big difference towards a healthier planet.
The exhibit follows the process from farm to fork of a traditional chicken nugget, versus a nugget produced from a microbial protein. A recent scientific study published in the journal, Nature, found that swapping 20% of beef for microbial proteins could halve deforestation over three decades.
The exhibit will shed light on why almost four times as much land is required to produce a chicken nugget. Quorn mycoprotein uses far less land, as it doesn’t involve livestock, but starts with fermentation of a microscopic fungus (Fusarium venenatum) that grows naturally in the soil.
