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US 2024/0309312 A1Published application
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 food product, comprising:
- (a) filamentous fungal biomass, consisting essentially of fungal mycelium and being essentially free of feedstock on which the filamentous fungal biomass was grown, wherein a protein content of the filamentous fungal biomass is at least about 46 wt. %, and wherein the filamentous fungal biomass has been subjected to a treatment to inactivate the viability of the filamentous fungal biomass;
- (b) a non-fungal protein component;
- (c) a vegetable;
- (d) an oil;
- and
- (e) a binder,
- wherein the food product is vegetarian.
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A food product, comprising:
- (a) filamentous fungal biomass, consisting essentially of fungal mycelium and being essentially free of feedstock on which the filamentous fungal biomass was grown, wherein a protein content of the filamentous fungal biomass is at least about 46 wt. %, and wherein the filamentous fungal biomass has been subjected to a treatment to inactivate the viability of the filamentous fungal biomass;
- (b) a non-fungal protein component;
- (c) an oil;
- (d) a binder;
- and
- a vegetable,
- wherein:
- the food product is vegetarian;
- the filamentous fungal biomass comprises filamentous fungal biomass comprising particles having an average particle length of 0.05 mm to 500 mm, an average particle width of 0.03 mm to 7 mm, and an average particle height of 0.03 to 1.0 mm;
- filamentous fungal biomass flour having an average particle size between 0.03 mm and 0.4 mm;
- or combinations thereof;
- and
- the filamentous fungal biomass comprises all essential amino acids.
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