Desserts and snacks made with fungal protein

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Fungi, Mushrooms & Mycelium

Spanish Retailer Eroski Develops Desserts Made With Fungal Protein as Part of Successful Collaboration

Spanish supermarket chain Eroski has partnered with catering leader Ausolan, mycelium specialist Innomy, and the Leartiker Technology Centre to develop desserts and snack bars made with fungal protein. Called Delifungus, the project has recently been completed following a year of research. It has explored how protein extracted from fungal biomass could be used to produce delicious, balanced, and accessible plant-based foods. Eroski contributed its knowledge of consumers and market trends, while Ausolan used its experience in industrial production to facilitate the scalability of the processes developed. Meanwhile, Innomy helped to create innovative formulations to optimize the nutritional and functional profile of the products. Sustainability is a key part of the project, since fungal proteins are said to require less water, space, and resources than other …

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Fungi, Mushrooms & Mycelium

Spain’s Innomy Receives €1.3M For Mycelium-Based Meats 

Spanish startup Innomy, dedicated to mushroom-based alternatives to meat, announced it has raised €1.3 million in a Pre Series A funding round to scale, promote and market its products in Europe. Innomy is part of Spain Foodtech startup acceleration program developed by Eatable Adventures in collaboration with ICEX (Spain Export and Investment), CNTA, and Rockstart’s AgriFood program. Innomy is based in Bilbao and was founded in 2021. The team consists of CEO and co-founder Juan Pablo de Giacomi, COO and co-founder Pablo Sánchez Rey, and mycologist CSO Francisco Kuhar. Innomy says it is developing a new generation of healthier, sustainable, and more delicious meat alternatives combining fungi and biotechnology. For years, the startup has been researching mycelium properties and their benefits on people’s health and …

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