Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A gelatinous albuminoid compound closely allied to protoplasm, of which the putrefaction-bacteria are composed.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Biol.), archaic The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.

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  • noun A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.

Etymologies

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myco- +‎ protein

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Examples

  • Approved for sale in the U.K. in the 1980s, Quorn's so-called mycoprotein hit the grocery shelves in the form of meat-free burgers, cutlets, and in time, uniquely British things like "Cottage Pie," "Cornish Pasties," and "Toad in the Hole."

    Michael F. Jacobson: Meet Quorn: This Fungus Ain't No Portobello 2009

  • Also avoid fungal proteins such as mycoprotein (Quorn).

    unknown title 2009

  • The company markets the fungus as a 'mycoprotein' similar to mushrooms.

    FoodQualityNews RSS 2009

  • Critics of the labeling point out that few people know what mycoprotein is.

    Food Activist Fired Up Over 'Quorn' Thomas M. Burton 2011

  • CSPI director Mike Jacobson says it has received reports from more than 1,000 people in the UK who say they have been made sick by eating the mycoprotein.

    Is it time we all gave up meat? 2011

  • This line of meat-free chicken-style nuggets and patties and meat-free hot dogs and meatballs are made with mycoprotein, an edible fungus such as truffles, morels, and mushrooms.

    The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011

  • This line of meat-free chicken-style nuggets and patties and meat-free hot dogs and meatballs are made with mycoprotein, an edible fungus such as truffles, morels, and mushrooms.

    The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011

  • Flavourings and egg albumen were added to bind it and "mycoprotein" was born.

    Is it time we all gave up meat? 2011

  • Quorn says it convened a panel of independent allergy specialists and toxicologists in January who were paid an honorarium to review the safety of mycoprotein.

    Is it time we all gave up meat? 2011

  • This essentially tasteless mycoprotein from myco-, “related to fungi” can then be manufactured into meat substitutes and a variety of other food products.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

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