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 Quorn cordon bleu product | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Marlow Foods Ltd (JV between RHM & ICI) |
| Headquarters | Stokesley, North Yorkshire, |
Area served | Global |
| Products | Meat alternatives |
| Owner | Monde Nissin Corporation (2015–present) |
| Website | www |
Quorn is a brand of meat substitute products. Quorn originated in the UK and is sold primarily in Europe, but is available in 11 countries. The brand is owned by parent company Monde Nissin.[1]
Quorn is sold as both a cooking ingredient and as a meat substitute used in a range of prepackaged meals.
Though all Quorn products offer vegetarian options, not all offer vegan options. All Quorn foods contain mycoprotein as an ingredient, which is derived from the Fusarium venenatum fungus.[2] In most Quorn products, the fungus culture is dried and mixed with egg white, which acts as a binder, and then is adjusted in texture and pressed into various forms. The vegan formulation uses potato protein as a binder instead of egg white.[3]
- ^ "Quorn FAQ". Quorn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Finnigan, TJA (2011) Mycoprotein: origins, production and properties. In Handbook of Food Proteins (eds. G. O. Philips and P. A. Williams), pp 335–352. Woodhead Publishing Ltd
- ^ "Fusarium venenatum - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.