{"id":987629092,"date":"2025-12-21T21:31:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T02:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/?p=987629092"},"modified":"2025-12-21T21:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T02:37:35","slug":"the-fastest-growing-food-on-earth-why-is-the-worlds-most-efficient-protein-labeled-a-weed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danellaconsulting.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/21\/the-fastest-growing-food-on-earth-why-is-the-worlds-most-efficient-protein-labeled-a-weed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fastest Growing Food on Earth: Why is the World\u2019s Most Efficient Protein Labeled a Weed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/U_405zhZkbY?si=4fL7aF7gWELv9nRX&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;21px||21px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Fastest Growing Food on Earth: Why is the World\u2019s Most Efficient Protein Labeled a Weed? Duckweed is the fastest-growing flowering plant on Earth, doubling its mass every 16 to 48 hours. On a dry-matter basis, it can contain up to 45% protein\u2014meaning one acre of duckweed produces 5 to 10 times more protein than an acre of soybeans. 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Duckweed is the fastest-growing flowering plant on Earth, doubling its mass every 16 to 48 hours. 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