The present specification provides a method of preparing a mycelium complex, which includes inputting a β-glucan-containing mushroom raw material into a medium, inputting a physiologically active material-containing plant raw material into the medium, and culturing the β-glucan-containing mushroom raw material with the physiologically active material-containing plant raw material, a mycelium complex, and a method of preparing a β-glucan-containing product.

This invention is directed to systems, compositions, and methods of producing food.

This invention is directed to systems, compositions, and methods of producing food.

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 %.

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 %.

The present disclosure provides a composite material comprising fungal mycelium and plant seeds, said fungal mycelium is of a non-toxic fungus, and is in a form of a filamentous mass occupying spaces between neighboring seeds, the seeds being essentially fixed in place and essentially evenly distributed within the mass wherein said composite material is visco-elastic, characterized by a delta (δ) angle of between 8 and 20 when determined using an oscillation test at 25° C., and a complex shear strain of at least 0.6% and frequency of 1.00 Hz. Also provided by the present disclosure is a process for obtaining the composite material, the process comprises incubating fungal mycelium, from at least one non-toxic fungus, on a substrate comprising water saturated plant seeds, said incubation comprises solid-state fermentation (SSF) conditions, wherein said incubation of the plant seeds is at a density of less than about 0.3 gr/cm3 and for at least 55 hours. The composite material can be a food product or can be a food ingredient.

The present disclosure provides a composite material comprising fungal mycelium and plant seeds, said fungal mycelium is of a non-toxic fungus, and is in a form of a filamentous mass occupying spaces between neighboring seeds, the seeds being essentially fixed in place and essentially evenly distributed within the mass wherein said composite material is visco-elastic, characterized by a delta (δ) angle of between 8 and 20 when determined using an oscillation test at 25° C., and a complex shear strain of at least 0.6% and frequency of 1.00 Hz. Also provided by the present disclosure is a process for obtaining the composite material, the process comprises incubating fungal mycelium, from at least one non-toxic fungus, on a substrate comprising water saturated plant seeds, said incubation comprises solid-state fermentation (SSF) conditions, wherein said incubation of the plant seeds is at a density of less than about 0.3 gr/cm3 and for at least 55 hours. The composite material can be a food product or can be a food ingredient.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biofilm-biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

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 %.