About this episode

Shekhar Patel discusses the environmental benefits and culinary uses of mushrooms, along with product development challenges faced by Mushroom Squared.

Shekhar Patel shares insights about mushrooms' environmental benefits, including their low water usage and ability to grow on waste products, while noting that maitake mushrooms are highly regarded in the culinary world and are often used as secret ingredients in high-end restaurants. The discussion covers Mushroom Squared's product development, including their decision to avoid artificial ingredients like CMC used by competitors, their focus on using medicinal mushrooms, and the challenges they face with distribution and consumer education.

People in this episode

Host: Jerry Snider

Guest: Shekhar Patel

Topics covered

• mushrooms
• health benefits
• environmental sustainability
• culinary uses
• product development
• consumer education

Keywords

• mushrooms
• health
• environment
• culinary
• maitake
• Mushroom Squared
• medicinal mushrooms
• product development
• consumer education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mushroom Squared

Products: maitake mushrooms, CMC

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