# Mock Salmon Burgers Terramino Foods' Sustainable Burger is Made with Fungi and Algae By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2018-04-19 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sustainable-burger References: [fastcompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/40559474/this-salmon-burger-tastes-like-the-real-thing-but-its-actually-fungi-and-algae) & [terramino](https://www.terramino.com/) As the demand for healthy meat alternatives grows, established businesses and start-ups like Terramino Foods are setting out to create sustainable burger options. While there are now many [plant-based beef alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/juicy-marbles) available to consumers—some of which that even "bleed" beetroot juice—Terramino Foods is putting its efforts into an earth-friendly "salmon" burger. The alternative burger is said to smell, look and taste just like a classic fish burger, but it is made with [sustainable fungi](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smaqo-products) and algae. Additionally, the burger is said to have the same nutritional content as salmon. The [plant-based salmon burger](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salmon-style-flakes) has the potential to offer a solution to issues with conventional fish products, such as overfishing, traces of mercury, as well as the antibiotics often used on salmon farms. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 74% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Sustainable Meat Alternatives:** Terramino Foods' plant-based salmon burger taps into the growing demand for healthy meat alternatives while offering a sustainable solution to conventional fish products and their associated issues. - **Earth-friendly Ingredients:** By using sustainable fungi and algae, Terramino Foods creates a disruptive innovation opportunity to develop alternative burger options that replicate the smell, appearance, taste, and nutritional content of classic fish burgers. - **Addressing Environmental Concerns:** The use of plant-based ingredients in Terramino Foods' salmon burger presents a disruptive innovation opportunity to address overfishing, mercury contamination, and antibiotic use in traditional fish farming. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Plant-based Food:** The plant-based food industry can capitalize on the trend of incorporating sustainable fungi and algae into burgers, offering consumers healthier and environmentally-friendly options. - **Meat Alternatives:** The meat alternatives industry can leverage the increasing demand for sustainable and nutritious options by introducing innovative plant-based burger alternatives that imitate the taste and nutritional content of popular fish burgers. - **Sustainable Seafood:** The sustainable seafood industry has an opportunity to explore the development of more environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional fishing and salmon farming by collaborating with companies like Terramino Foods. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plant-Based Salmon Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantbased-salmon-burgers.md) - [Umami Vegan Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-based-salmon-burger.md) - [Climate-Friendly Salmon Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salmoonish.md) - [Sustainably Sourced Salmon Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sustainably-sourced-salmon-burgers.md) - [Crispy Vegan Fish Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-fish-burger.md) - [Seaweed-Based Salmon Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salmon-substitute.md) - [3D-Printed Salmon Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salmon-alternatives.md) - [Alt Fish Fillets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-fsh.md) - [Sea-Veggie Burgers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sea-veggie-burgers.md)