A new plant-based protein , Lemnoideae, is revolutionizing the food industry. Also known as duckweed or water lentils, these plants are nutrient-rich and quickly replenish when harvested. With their ability to be grown with less water consumption than other plant protein sources , water lentils have the potential to become a huge player in the culinary industry.

Numerous startups are taking advantage of the possibilities and benefits of water lentils. Parabel , a Florida-based hydroponic producer, has created a proprietary system to grow and harvest water lentils. Their system provides the plants with optimal conditions that allow for the water lentils to double in biomass over the course of 24 hours. That amount of growth and replenishment could make water lentils the most sustainable and nutritionally complete food source on earth.