Pork raised on soy-free diet served in Swedish restaurant

Putting pork on the plates at Gothia Towers hotel in Gothenburg, Sweden, in September didn't require an ounce of imported soy.

As part of a demonstration project led by the Axfoundation and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 18 pigs were raised on soy-free, locally sourced diets for a sensory evaluation and eventual sale to consumers. Though the feed's protein came from a mix of locally grown grain, fava beans, byproducts and a novel mycoprotein, the diet yielded little difference in how the pigs grew or in the quality of the final pork products. Some final cuts, including the pork chops, had a more pronounced nutty flavor, according to the School of Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Meal Science at Örebro University.