image: Proportion of respondents in Germany, Spain and Sweden selecting what they think mycoprotein is, including the aggregated percentage of incorrect answers (‘Net: Incorrect answer’).
Credit: Hellwig, Taherzadeh, 2026, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Europeans are confused about fungi as food, with 2 in 3 survey respondents not knowing what mycoprotein is, and almost half thinking that mushrooms are plants
Article URL: https://plos.io/4sKlmmn
Article title: Fungi-based food in the public eye: Terminology, cultivation timelines, sustainability, and nutrition across three EU countries
Author countries: Sweden
Funding: Swedish Research Council FORMAS with grant number 2023-02018.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Fungi-based food in the public eye: Terminology, cultivation timelines, sustainability, and nutrition across three EU countries
Article Publication Date
15-Apr-2026
COI Statement
: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.