# Fungi-Based Egg Alternatives OsomeFood Created a Whole Vegan Hard-Boiled Egg By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-05-19 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-hard-boiled-egg References: [livekindly.co](https://www.livekindly.co/vegan-hard-boiled-egg-singapore/) & [osomefood](https://www.osomefood.com/collections/all/products/osomeegg) Singapore’s OsomeFood created a whole vegan hard-boiled egg by [fermenting mycoprotein](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minced-fungi-protein). The plant-based egg alternative is high in protein and resembles conventional eggs, yet it's made with ingredients like carrot juice, almond milk, potato starch and nutritional yeast, to name a few. According to the company, the egg alternatives are meant to be purchased frozen, and they require thawing overnight before they can be consumed chilled. The "age-defying" OsomeEgg is sold by the box and the product has a shelf life of six months when frozen. For years, [plant-based egg replacements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bridge-1) have only been able to substitute parts of the whole egg and now, [whole egg alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lasenor-emul) are emerging that are more beneficial for people, animals and the planet alike. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.5/10 - Popularity: 86% | Activity: 98% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Whole Egg Alternatives:** Emerging trend of developing plant-based alternatives that replace whole eggs provides opportunities to create more sustainable and healthier egg options. - **Fermented Mycoprotein:** Creating plant-based eggs through the fermentation of mycoprotein opens up opportunities to disrupt traditional egg production methods and to create healthier and more sustainable egg alternatives. - **Longer Shelf-life Vegan Products:** The trend of creating longer shelf-life vegan products like OsomeEgg highlights the opportunity of developing more sustainable and convenient food options for consumers. ### Where This Applies - **Food Manufacturing:** Food manufacturers could explore developing plant-based egg alternatives with fermented mycoprotein to create whole, healthier, and more sustainable egg options for consumers. - **Animal Agriculture:** The animal agriculture industry could potentially disrupt their traditional egg production methods by exploring plant-based egg alternatives that are healthier and more sustainable, like the OsomeEgg. - **Retail and Distribution:** Retail and distribution industries could capitalize on the growing trend of sustainable and longer shelf-life vegan products by offering plant-based egg alternatives like the OsomeEgg to consumers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plant-Based Hard-Boiled Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-based-hard-boiled-egg.md) - [Mixable Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-based-eggs.md) - [Plant-Based Hard-Boiled Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantbased-hardboiled-eggs.md) - [Legume-Laden Egg Substitutes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egg-substitutes.md) - [Plant-Based Japanese Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ever-egg.md) - [Konjac-Based Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-eggs-umami-united.md) - [Plant-Based Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bridge-1.md) - [Minimally Processed Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/revyve.md) - [Pea-Based Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acremade.md)