Mushrooms are the sixth most valuable horticultural crop grown in Australia with 80% of Australian households regularly purchasing fresh mushrooms.
In the 1970s, most mushrooms eaten in Australia were sold in cans.
Today, we eat 95% of our mushrooms fresh!
As a nation, we love mushrooms; the taste, the simplicity, the versatility – mushrooms truly are the great all-rounder. In the 21st Century, the motivation for eating mushrooms is beginning to change. Over the next decade, the number 1 reason for people eating mushrooms every day will be health.
In fact, compared to most fresh vegetables, mushrooms are naturally better. Don’t be in the dark about the power of mushrooms check the facts for yourself.
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