11 food myths
November 2007
A number of myths, old wives’ tales, and false claims are taken on about the health properties of certain foods and roots out where the healthy truth lies, such as
Mushrooms are the “meats” of vegans
False: Mushrooms do not contain all essential amino acids (building blocks of proteins) found in meats. Also you must consume about 1 kg of mushrooms to get the equivalent amount of proteins in a beef steak. At most, you can consider them as protein complements.
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