What exactly is Quorn?!
What exactly is Quorn?
My science teacher was telling us that it's basically this English product that is a comparison to the mold in showers?! Is this true?!
Answers:
Quorn is the brand name of a line of meatless foods. I think she is referring to an ingredient in all Quorn products, which is mycoprotein. This is from their website www.quorn.us:
"All Quorn? products contain mycoprotein. Mycoprotein (“myco” is Greek for “fungi”) is a nutritious member of the fungi family, as are mushrooms, truffles, and morels. The fungus used in all Quorn? products is Fusarium Venenatum. There are lots of great things about mycoprotein which very few people know, so here are just a few:
- Mycoprotein is a fungus which contains high-quality protein, enabling us to offer an alternative, purely vegetarian source of protein to meat. It is high quality because it has all 9 essential amino acids.
- Mycoprotein is naturally low in fat.
- Mycoprotein also contains very few calories, so we can bring you foods which deliver on taste but which don’t max out on the calorie content.
- Mycoprotein also contains essential dietary fiber, which as we all know, helps to maintain a healthy digestive system.
- Mycoprotein contains zero cholesterol.
- Mycoprotein is completely meat-free and soy-free.
The mycoprotein organism that is used in all Quorn? products does grow naturally, but we simply grow it under controlled conditions so that we can bring you a large variety of high-quality Quorn products."
I've tried several Quorn products and they are delicious.
No im pretty sure its a soy product or low fat product but im not sure as ive never tried it.
Just so you know im from the uk.
You could try wikipedia.
No..it's made from a fungus similar to mushrooms and it's very versatile. I love the Quorn tenders.