EDIBLE COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING FUNGAL MYCELIUM PROTEIN
An edible meat substitute product includes a fibrous mycelium mass in a range of 10 wt % to 100 wt %. The fibrous mycelium mass has a protein content greater than 40 wt % of a dry mass of the fibrous mycelium mass. The edible meat substitute product includes a water content in a range of 0 w % to 90 wt %.
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21 . An edible meat substitute product, comprising:
a fibrous mycelium mass consisting of filamentous mycelium in a range of 10 wt % to 100 wt %, the fibrous mycelium mass having a protein content of greater than 40 wt % of a dry mass of the fibrous mycelium mass; and
a water content in a range of 0 wt % to 90 wt %.
22 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 21 , wherein the fibrous mycelium mass is in a range of 10 wt % to 50 wt %, and the water content is in a range of 50 wt % to 90 wt %.
23 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 22 , further comprising:
a soluble protein in a range of 1 wt % to 20 wt %; and
a thickener content in a range of 0.01 wt to 5 wt %.
24 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 23 , further comprising a fat source in a range of 0 wt % to 10 wt %.
25 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 21 , further comprising:
a soluble protein in a range of 0.01 wt % to 20 wt %;
a thickener content in a range of 0.01 wt % to 5 wt %; and
a fat source in a range of 0 wt % to 50 wt %.
26 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 21 , further comprising a flavorant.
27 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 21 , wherein the fibrous mycelium mass has a combined methionine and cysteine content of at least 20 mg/gram crude protein.
28 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 21 , wherein the fibrous mycelium mass has a protein digestibility-corrected amino acid (PDCAAS) score of 1.
29 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 21 , wherein the edible meat substitute product has an internal pH in a range of 2 to 9, a protein dry weight in a range of 20 wt % to 70 wt %, a fiber dry weight in a range of 5 wt % to 30 wt %, and a dry fat weight of 0 wt % to 20 wt %.
30 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 21 , wherein the edible meat substitute product has a color represented by a CIE L* value of greater than 55, a Warner-Bratzler shear force of greater than 15 N, and a hardness of greater than 50 N.
31 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 21 , wherein the fibrous mycelium mass is a mass of fungal cells from the genus Neurospora.
32 . The edible meat substitute product of claim 31 , wherein the fungal cells are from the species Neurospora crassa.
33 . An edible chip, comprising:
an edible body comprising a fibrous mycelium mass consisting of filamentous mycelium in a range of 0.1 wt % to 90 wt %, the fibrous mycelium mass having a protein content of greater than 40 wt % of a dry mass of the fibrous mycelium mass;
a water content of less than 20 wt %; and
a carbohydrate content in a range of 0 wt % to 90 wt %,
wherein the fibrous mycelium mass is distributed throughout the edible body.
34 . The edible chip of claim 33 , wherein the edible body has a diameter that is more than 10 times a thickness of the edible body.
35 . The edible chip of claim 33 , further comprising a flavorant.
36 . The edible chip of claim 33 , wherein the fibrous mycelium mass has a combined methionine and cysteine content of at least 20 mg/gram crude protein.
37 . The edible chip of claim 33 , wherein the fibrous mycelium mass has a PDCAAS score of 1.
38 . The edible chip of claim 33 , wherein the fibrous mycelium mass is a mass of fungal cells from the genus Neurospora.
39 . The edible chip of claim 38 , wherein the fungal cells are from the species Neurospora crassa.
40 . A powdered edible product, comprising:
a powdered mycelium mass consisting of filamentous mycelium having a protein content of greater than 40 wt % of the powdered mycelium mass.
41 . The powdered edible product of claim 40 , wherein particles of the powdered mycelium mass have a particle size of less than 150 μm.
42 . The powdered edible product of claim 40 , wherein the powdered mycelium mass is in a range of 0.1 wt % to 80 wt % of a total mass of the powdered edible product, and wherein the powdered edible product further comprises a carbohydrate in a range of 0 wt % to 90 wt %.
43 . The powdered edible product of claim 40 , wherein the powdered mycelium mass has a combined methionine and cysteine content of at least 20 mg/gram crude protein.
44 . The powdered edible product of claim 40 , wherein the powdered mycelium mass of filamentous mycelium has a PDCAAS score of 1.
45 . The powdered edible product of claim 40 , wherein the powdered mycelium mass is a mass of fungal cells from the genus Neurospora.
46 . The powdered edible product of claim 45 , wherein the fungal cells are from the species Neurospora crassa.