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Food Production Describe Microorganism Directly Make Human Consumption

One example of a microorganism used for direct food production is Quorn, which is made from Fusarium venenatum grown in fermenters and then combined with egg white and processed into meat substitutes.

Satu contoh mikroorganisme yang digunakan untuk membuat makanan secara langsung adalah Quorn, yang dibuat dari Fusarium venenatum yang dibiakkan dalam fermentor dan kemudian dicampur dengan putih telur serta dipadatkan menjadi pengganti daging.

Front Describe one example of a microorganism being used to directly make food for human consumption.
Back Direct food production - production of Quorn
  • Fusarium venetatum is grown in large fermenters using glucose syrup as food source
  • Microorganisms combined with albumen (egg white) & compressed and formed into meat substitutes

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