Food materials comprising filamentous fungal particles and membrane bioreactor design
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 yogurt analog fungal food product, comprising:
- particles of a filamentous fungus, wherein the particles have been treated to eliminate cell viability and are primarily in the form of mycelia, fragments of mycelia, hyphae, fragments of hyphae, or a combination thereof;
- at least about 5 wt. % of a non-fungal-derived fat;
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- a microbial food culture,
- wherein the cultured yogurt analog fungal food product is vegan, and wherein the particles provide at least about 10 wt. % of protein in the cultured fungal food product.
A method for making a cultured fungal food product, comprising:
- inoculating particles of a filamentous fungus from a cohesive fungal biomass, and a non-fungal-derived fat, with a microbial food culture,
- wherein the cultured fungal food product is vegan,
- wherein the non-fungal-derived fat makes up at least about 5 wt. % of the cultured fungal food product, and
- wherein the particles have been treated to eliminate cell viability, provide at least about 10 wt. % of protein in the cultured fungal food product, and are primarily in the form of mycelia, fragments of mycelia, hyphae, fragments of hyphae, or a combination thereof.
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