Vegky, a vegan shiitake mushroom jerky snack packed with countless health benefits, was launched in August 2019. It all started with the owner, Thomas Hong, and his desire to become vegan since his college days. He had hard time finding a meat substitute with the tenderness and umami of real meat. He found a type of jerky made from shiitake mushrooms to eat in place of meat on his dinner plate and a snack in between meals to curb his hunger.
It hit the spot and he was able to give up meat completely. Unlike other mushrooms jerkies (made from the cap) that are rubbery and chewy, these are made from the stem of shiitake mushrooms and are meaty. The texture even has meat jerky lovers fooled. It’s bursting with umami and tenderness of meat, but without the cholesterol and it contains 12 grams of fiber per 70 gram bag.
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