# US 10,863,761 B2 · Methods and compositions for consumables

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- Number: US 10,863,761 B2
- Document ID: US10863761B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/985,697
- Filed: 2018-05-21
- Published: 2018-12-27
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2011-07-12
- Assignees: Impossible Foods Inc.
- Applicants: Impossible Foods Inc.
- Inventors: Patrick O'Reilly Brown; Marija Vrljic; Ranjani Varadan; Michael Eisen; Sergey Solomatin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10863761B2

## CPC

- A23L 27/26: Meat flavours
- A23J 1/12: from cereals, wheat, bran, or molasses
- A23J 1/14: from leguminous or other vegetable seeds; from press-cake or oil-bearing seeds
- A23J 3/14: Vegetable proteins
- A23J 3/227: {Meat-like textured foods (meat extenders A23L13/00)}
- A23L 13/424: {Addition of non-meat animal protein material, e.g. blood, egg, dairy products, fish; Proteins from microorganisms, yeasts or fungi}
- A23L 13/426: {Addition of proteins, carbohydrates or fibrous material from vegetable origin other than sugars or sugar alcohols (A23L13/422 takes precedence)}
- A23L 27/00: Spices; Flavouring agents or condiments; Artificial sweetening agents; Table salts; Dietetic salt substitutes; Preparation or treatment thereof
- A23L 27/10: Natural spices, flavouring agents or condiments; Extracts thereof
- A23L 27/20: Synthetic spices, flavouring agents or condiments
- A23L 33/185: Vegetable proteins
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A23J: PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS

## Abstract

Disclosed herein are improved methods and compositions which more accurately replicate the characteristics that consumers value in the preparation and consumption of meat and which overcome the shortcomings and drawbacks of current meat substitutes.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A beef replica product, comprising:
a) a muscle replica comprising 0.1%-5% of a heme-containing protein, at least one sugar compound and at least one sulfur compound; and
b) a fat tissue replica comprising at least one plant oil and
a denatured plant protein,
wherein said muscle replica and fat tissue replica are assembled in a manner that approximates the physical organization of meat.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, further comprising a connective tissue replica.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein the denatured plant protein comprises one or more isolated non-heme-containing proteins.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The beef replica product of claim 3, wherein each of said one or more isolated non-heme-containing proteins is derived from a different plant species.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The beef replica product of claim 3, wherein said one or more isolated non-heme-containing proteins is selected from the group consisting of: ribosomal proteins, actin, hexokinase, lactate dehydrogenase, fructose bisphosphate aldolase, phosphofructokinases, triose phosphate isomerases, phosphoglycerate kinases, phosphoglycerate mutases, enolases, pyruvate kinases, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases, pyruvate decarboxylases, translation elongation factors, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (Rubisco), ribulose-1,5- bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase activase (Rubisco activase), albumins, glycinins, conglycinins, globulins, vicilins, conalbumin, gliadin, glutelin, gluten, glutenin, hordein, prolamin, phaseolin protein, proteinoplast, secalin, extensins, triticeae gluten, zein, a seed storage protein, oleosins, caloleosins, steroleosins or other oil body proteins, vegetative storage protein A, vegetative storage protein B, and moong seed storage 8S globulin.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said beef replica product does not contain one or more of methylcellulose, carrageenan, caramel color, konjac flour, gum arabic, and acacia gum.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said beef replica product contains less than 1% wheat gluten.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said beef replica product contains no wheat gluten.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said beef product does not contain one or more of soy protein isolate, soy protein concentrate, or tofu.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said beef product contains less than 5% carbohydrates.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said beef replica product is characterized by one or more of the following: contains no tofu, contains no soy protein, contains less than 1% cellulose, contains less than 5% insoluble carbohydrates, or contains no wheat gluten.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said beef replica product contains no animal products and less than 5% carbohydrates.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said beef replica product contains no wheat gluten and less than 5% insoluble carbohydrates.

### Claim 14 (depends on 3)

The beef replica product of claim 3, comprising:
a) 60-90% water;
b) 5-30% protein content;
c) 1-20% of a fat; wherein said one or more isolated non-heme-containing protein comprises one or more isolated plant proteins.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The beef replica product of claim 1, wherein said plant protein is an oil body protein.

### Claim 16 (depends on 2)

The beef replica product of claim 2, wherein (i) said muscle replica accounts for 40-90% of said product by weight, (ii) said fat tissue replica accounts for 1-60% of said product by weight.

### Claim 17 (depends on 2)

The beef replica product of claim 2, wherein the connective tissue replica comprises a precipitated plant protein.