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US 12,114,684 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 %.
Claims27
A method of producing a food product from mycelium, the method comprising:
- growing fungal cells in a vessel comprising growth medium comprising one or more sugars such that the fungal cells produce mycelium;
- separating the mycelium from the growth medium;
- concentrating the mycelium to obtain a fibrous mycelium mass;
- and
- producing the food product from the fibrous mycelium mass,
- wherein the growing of the fungal cells consumes 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 method of producing a food product from mycelium, the method comprising:
- growing fungal cells in a vessel comprising growth medium comprising one or more sugars and comprising suspended solids such that the fungal cells produce mycelium;
- separating the mycelium from the growth medium;
- concentrating the mycelium to obtain a fibrous mycelium mass;
- and
- producing the food product from the fibrous mycelium mass,
- wherein the growing of the fungal cells reduces total suspended solids in the growth medium, and
- wherein the fungal cells are from the species Neurospora crassa.
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A method of producing a food product from mycelium, the method comprising:
- growing fungal cells in a vessel comprising growth medium comprising one or more sugars such that the fungal cells produce mycelium;
- separating the mycelium from the growth medium;
- concentrating the mycelium to obtain a fibrous mycelium mass;
- and
- producing the food product from the fibrous mycelium mass,
- wherein the growing of the fungal cells reduces total nitrogen in the growth medium by at least 80%, and
- wherein the fungal cells are from the species Neurospora crassa.
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A method of producing a food product from mycelium, the method comprising:
- growing fungal cells in a vessel comprising growth medium comprising one or more sugars such that the fungal cells produce mycelium;
- separating the mycelium from the growth medium;
- concentrating the mycelium to obtain a fibrous mycelium mass;
- and
- producing the food product from the fibrous mycelium mass,
- wherein the fungal cells are from the species Neurospora crassa.
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