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Posted on 03/03/2002 1:37:29 PM PST by turk99
March 3, 2002
Meat substitute made from fungus in U.S.WASHINGTON (AP) -- A fake meat that is made from fungus, but looks and tastes like chicken, has arrived in U.S. supermarkets. In Europe, the meat substitute rivals soyburgers and similar products in popularity.
Known as mycoprotein, it is marketed under the trade name Quorn (pronounced kworn) and made into a variety of products, including chicken-like nuggets, lasagna and fettuccine Alfredo -- even an alternative to ground beef, called "grounds."
"It's wonderful as far as consumers are concerned," said Leslie Bonci, a nutrition specialist who first tried mycoprotein in a London restaurant. "It's a lot of protein for a minimal amount of calories and three to four grams of fiber.
"Scientists found the fungus growing on farms west of London in the 1960s and discovered that its long strands could be made into a product that mimicked the fibrous tissue of meat.
The fungus is now grown through fermentation, mixed with egg and flavorings and fashioned into imitation chicken or beef.
The product was developed by a subsidiary of the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and introduced in Britain in 1985. It is now eaten in one in 20 British households, the company says, and is sold in six other European countries. It arrived in U.S. stores in January after getting approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
"I think it's got a lot of potential. We just have to make sure fungus is not going to appear on the label anywhere," said Bonci, director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
It doesn't.
Labels on Quorn products say that mycoprotein "comes from a small, unassuming member of the mushroom family, which we ferment like yogurt.
"That sounds much more appealing than calling it a fungus -- mycoprotein means fungal protein -- but it also is not accurate, critics say.
"It has as much to do with mushrooms as you and I have to do with salamanders," said Michael Jacobson, executive director of the advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest. "We all know what a mushroom looks like. This ain't it."
His group has complained to the FDA about the label, and says the agency should not have approved mycoprotein without requiring more review of its potential to cause allergic reactions, because it has not been consumed in this country before.
A panel of U.S. scientists that reviewed the product at the manufacturer's expense decided there was little chance people would be allergic to Quorn and that the product had many nutritional benefits. Their report, published last year in the journal Food Technology, was submitted to the government.
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You mean we are gonna have to eat old democrats?
Soylent Green is people.
SOLYENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!!
Turquoise ketchup has found its mate.
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Give it some time, it'll grow on you... ;-p
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I believe the term is 'Destroying Angel".
Hogwash! It is,it just looks like dikaryotic Myceleium that hasn't fruited yet.
Any way,if it's being grown in a liquid culture,it wouldn't be as pretty as a mushroon by a long shot.
Remember Quorn spelled backwards is Nrouq!
Pass me another order of Chili Cheese Quorn,Please!
Hmmmmmmmmmm, fungus!
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