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US 12,108,777 B2Granted
Edible compositions including fungal mycelium protein
AssigneeEmergy Inc.
InventorsTyler Huggins, Justin Whiteley
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Abstract
An edible meat substitute product includes a fibrous mycelium mass in a range of 10 wt % to 100 wt %. The fibrous mycelium mass has a protein content greater than 40 wt % of a dry mass of the fibrous mycelium mass. The edible meat substitute product includes a water content in a range of 0 w % to 90 wt %.
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A food product comprising:
- a fibrous mycelium mass obtained from mycelium produced from fungal cells grown in a growth medium comprising one or more sugars,
- wherein the mycelium has been separated from the growth medium and concentrated to obtain the fibrous mycelium mass,
- wherein the fibrous mycelium mass has been formed into the food product,
- wherein the fungal cells consume substantially all of the one or more sugars in the growth medium, and
- wherein the fungal cells are from the species Neurospora crassa.
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A food product comprising:
- a fibrous mycelium mass obtained from mycelium produced from fungal cells grown in a growth medium comprising one or more sugars,
- wherein the mycelium has been separated from the growth medium and concentrated to obtain the fibrous mycelium mass,
- wherein the fibrous mycelium mass has been formed into the food product, and
- wherein the fungal cells are from the species Neurospora crassa.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.