PROTEIN-CONTAINING FOOD MATERIAL

摘要

"Protein-Containing Food Material" A process for the preparation of a textured proteincontaining material in which an amylolytic fungus is grown on a moist starch based substrate which includes a nitrogen source assimilable by the fungus the substrate being provided in the form of small, partially gelatinised particles. During growth, the fungus degrades and utilises a large proportion of the starch, resulting in a dense matrix of closely interwoven mycelia, randomly dispersed with substances containing the residual starch or starch degradation products. On the denaturation of the fungal mycelium, the product assumes a tough but resilient texture and when diced or minced has a similar appearance to meat.