METHODS FOR FORMING DIRECTIONAL MYCELIUM FIBERS

A method of forming an edible meat substitute product includes growing fungal cells in a growth media such that the fungal cells produce a mycelium mass having a protein content of greater than 40 wt % of a dry mass of the mycelium mass. The method includes separating the mycelium mass from the grow...

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Main Authors WHITELEY, Justin, HUGGINS, Mitchell Tyler
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.03.2023
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED
FISHING
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS
FORESTRY
HORTICULTURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS
PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS
SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY ASINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
TRAPPING
WATERING
WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS
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Summary:A method of forming an edible meat substitute product includes growing fungal cells in a growth media such that the fungal cells produce a mycelium mass having a protein content of greater than 40 wt % of a dry mass of the mycelium mass. The method includes separating the mycelium mass from the growth media. The method includes disposing the mycelium mass on a base of a mold. The method includes applying a uniaxial pressure to the mycelium mass via a follower to produce a compacted mycelium mass having a moisture content in a range of 65 vol % to 85 vol % and having a shape corresponding to a shape of the mold. A plurality of fibers of the compacted mycelium mass are aligned in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the applied uniaxial pressure.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117904217