Food materials comprising filamentous fungal particles
AssigneeThe Fynder Group, Inc.
InventorsRichard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
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Abstract
Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
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A cultured dairy analog food product, comprising:
- particles of a filamentous fungus belonging to an order selected from the group consisting of Mucorales, Ustilaginales, Russulales, Polyporales, Agaricales, Pezizales, and Hypocreales, wherein the filamentous fungus comprises greater than about 40 dry wt. % protein content and less than about 8 dry wt. % RNA content;
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- a microbial food culture;
- wherein the particles of the filamentous fungus are the source for at least about 50% of protein in the cultured dairy analog food product.
A method for making a cultured dairy analog food product, comprising:
- inoculating particles of a filamentous fungus with a microbial food culture, wherein the filamentous fungus belongs to an order selected from the group consisting of Mucorales, Ustilaginales, Russulales, Polyporales, Agaricales, Pezizales, and Hypocreales, wherein the filamentous fungus comprises greater than about 40 dry wt. % protein content and less than about 8 dry wt. % RNA content;
- and wherein the particles of the filamentous fungus are the source for at least about 50% of protein in the cultured dairy analog food product.
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