Turning mushrooms into fish
2021 – 2024
Dr. Mondragon-Bernal is exploring different texturization processes to biomimic fish fillets with fungal proteins.
Production platform: Fermentation
Technology sector: End product formulation & manufacturing
Project aims
This project will work to biomimic fish fillets with mushroom proteins and explore the effects of enzymatic treatments and fermentation on texturization, especially for thick cuts of seafood. Additionally, it will produce prototypes of both mushroom-based salmon and white fish through different texturization techniques.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Olga Lucia Mondragon-Bernal
Professor
Federal University of Lavras, Brazil
Dr. Mondragon-Bernal has expertise in food processing and manufacturing as well as the optimization of fermentation and bioprocessing for food.
Research Grant Program
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