MICROPARTICLES MADE OF PLANT PROTEIN EXTRACTS AND USES THEREOF AS CELL CARRIERS FOR THE PREPARATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS

• Main Authors: MACHLUF, Marcelle, BARUCH, Limor, GLUSAC, Jovana, DAVIDOVICH-PINHAS, Maya, FISHMAN, Ayelet, ZERNOV, Anton
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 03.07.2024
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY ASINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; SPIRITS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; VINEGAR; WINE

Compositions-of-matter containing a plurality of edible microstructures (e.g., microparticles) made of a plant protein extract, composites containing such compositions-of-matter and cells adhered to the microstructures, and processes of preparing same, are provided. Also provided are food products containing these composites and methods of preparing same.