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US 12,702,147 B2Granted
Edible foodstuffs and bio reactor design
AssigneeThe Fynder Group, Inc.
InventorsMark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, Yuval C. Avniel, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton
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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 biofilm-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 food material comprising particles of a cohesive filamentous fungal mycelial biomass, wherein:
- the fungal mycelial biomass comprises aerial hyphae,
- the fungal mycelial biomass is non-viable,
- the filamentous fungus is one or more species of a genus selected from Agaricus, Boletus, Cantarellus, Ganoderma, Morchella, Hypsizygus, Pleurotus, Pholiota, Sparassis, Hypsizygus, Cyclocybe, Grifola, Lentinula, Laetiporus, Calvatia, Tuber, and combinations thereof, and
- the fungal mycelial biomass is free of residual feedstock.
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