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Algae as a surprising meat alternative and source of environmentally friendly protein (www.worldhealth.net)
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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€“] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What did you think was in the good cubes?

[โ€“] MartinXYZ@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I think they mention the contents at some point, but I don't remember.