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mycoprotein en · NOUN

Etymology

From myco- + protein.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
   • 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). 2007, Jan Dijksterhuis, Robert A. Samson, editors, Food Mycology: A Multifaceted Approach to Fungi and Food, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 353:
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A gelatinous albuminoid resembling protoplasm, of which the putrefactive bacteria are composed.

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Relateds

bioprotein · glycoprotein (not to be confused) · myoprotein (not to be confused) · mucoprotein (not to be confused) · mycoderma