Meaning of mycoprotein | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
   countable, uncountable
2. A gelatinous albuminoid resembling protoplasm, of which the putrefactive bacteria are composed.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“A general concern on microbial protein from a filamentous fungus, generically named mycoprotein, is the possible contamination of mycotoxins produced by the fungus, as known from food spoilage by fungi (Filtenborg et al., 1996) and from production of enzymes and other food ingredients (Blumenthal, 2004; Mapari et al., 2005).”

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