A team led by researchers at Jiangnan University removed two genes from the genome of Fusarium venenatum, the fungus used in ...

STOKESLEY, England — Refrigerated trucks trundle down the pretty country lanes laden with pale, doughy masses of fungus -- 32 tons or more a day. “Pure mycoprotein -- good enough to eat, won’t taste ...

When you think of fermented foods, your mind probably goes to something like kimchi, sourdough bread or kefir. But some common staples, like chocolate, salami, and even coffee, are fermented too. So, ...

Who knew that mold could be so mouth-watering? I'm talking about Quorn, a new meat substitute from England that recently began showing up in American grocery stores--and later in the headlines.

Described by critics as being made from “vat-grown fungus,” Quorn Foods Inc. products are getting new labels prominently declaring they contain mold. This sample of the required warning language and ...

There’s a new food in town. Well, it’s new to the United States, although it’s been the No. 1 “meat free” food in Europe for years. Quorn (pronounced kworn) is the brand name for a line of all-natural ...

Genetic differences between two very similar fungi, one that led to Quorn™, the proprietary meat substitute, and another that ranks among the world’s most damaging crop pathogens, have exposed the ...

When I read that the nutritional muckrakers at the Center for Science in the Public Interest had filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of Quorn, a line of frozen meat substitutes, and its biggest U ...

Quorn is a brand of meat substitute products, like Impossible or Beyond Meat. Quorn got started by Marlow Food in the mid 1980s in the UK, then spread through Europe in the 1990s. It finally showed up ...

A fake meat that is made from fungus, but looks and tastes like chicken has arrived in U.S. supermarkets. In Europe, the meat substitute rivals soy burgers and similar products in popularity. Known as ...

Matt Ernst started worrying when his face swelled up and turned deep red. Panic hit when his throat began to feel tighter and tighter, till he was gasping for air. Figuring that Ernst was having an ...