Nutrient for mushroom growth process for producing same
AssigneeSpawn Mate, Inc.
InventorR. Barry Holtz
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Abstract
The present invention includes an improved nutrient, in particle form, for use in enhancing fungus growth, and particularly directed to edible mushrooms. The nutrient is in the form of conglomerate particles including an irregularly shaped matrix particle and a plurality of enhancer droplets attached to the matrix particle at various recessed attachment positions. The matrix material is denatured protein while the enhancer droplets are fatty oil and phospholipid material microencapsulated in a layer of activated protein mixed with mycelium growth stimulators. The present invention further includes a method for preparing nutrient particles for increasing the growth and yield of mushrooms.
Claims16
A method of preparing a nutrient particle for growing fungus, in steps comprising:
- a. combining fatty oil material, activated protein material, phospholipid material, enzyme stimulator material and water;
- b. homogenizing the combination of step a. into microencapsulated droplets "having an activated protein outer shall";
- c. blending the homogenized droplets of step b. with a particulate anhydrous protein based matrix material to form a slurry of conglomerate particles;
- d. treating the resulting conglomerate particles of step c. with a denaturing agent over a predetermined period of time to denature the protein of the matrix material;
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- e. drying the denatured conglomerate particles of step d. to a predetermined moisture content range, to provide said droplets entrapped within the matrix material.
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