Methods and compositions for consumables

US10993462B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10993462-B2
Application numberUS-201916238769-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 3, 2019
Priority dateJan 11, 2013
Publication dateMay 4, 2021
Grant dateMay 4, 2021

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Methods and compositions for the production of non-meat consumable products are described herein. A meat substitute is described which is constructed from a muscle analog, a fat analog, and a connective tissue analog.

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What is claimed is: 1. A food product comprising: raw ground white meat; and 0.01% to about 5% (by weight of the food product) of a non-animal heme-containing protein, wherein cooking the food product results in the production of an increased amount of at least two volatile compounds that have a beef-associated aroma relative to the amount of the two volatile compounds produced upon cooking raw ground white meat lacking the non-animal heme-containing protein. 2. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the heme-containing protein is a plant, fungal, algal, or bacterial heme-containing protein. 3. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the heme-containing protein is a leghemoglobin, a flavohemoglobin, Hell's gate globin I, an erythrocruorin, a protoglobin, a cyanoglobin, a chlorocruorin, a truncated hemoglobin including HbN and HbO, a truncated 2/2 globin, a hemoglobin 3 including Glb3, a cytochrome, or a peroxidase. 4. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the heme-containing protein has an amino acid sequence with at least 70% sequence homology to any one of the amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1-17 or 21-27. 5. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the two volatile compounds are selected from the group consisting of (E)-2-decenal; (E)-2-heptenal; (E)-2-hexenal; (E)-2-nonenal; (E)-2-octenal; (E)-4-octene; (E,E)-2,4-decadienal; (E,E)-2,4-heptadienal; (E,E)-2,4-nonadienal; (E,E)-3,5-octadien-2-one; (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal; (Z)-2-decenal; (Z)-2-heptenal; (Z)-2-nonenal; (Z)-2-octen-1-ol; (Z)-4-heptenal; 1-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-ethanone; 1-(2-furanyl)-ethanone; 1-(6-methyl-2-pyrazinyl)-1-ethanone; 1-(acetyloxy)-2-propanone; 1,3-dimethyl-benzene; 1,3-hexadiene; 1-butanol; 1-ethyl-5-methylcyclopentene; 1-heptanol; 1-heptene; 1-hexanol; 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde; 1-hydroxy-2-propanone; 1-methyl-1(H)-pyrrole-2-2carboxaldehyde; 1-octanal; 1-octanol; 1-octen-3-ol; 1-octen-3-one; 1-octene; 1-pentanol; 1-penten-3-ol; 1-penten-3-one; 1-propanol; 2(5H)-furanone; 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethyl-heptane; 2,2-dimethyl-undecane; 2,3-butanedione; 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4(H)-pyran-4-one; 2,3-dimethyl-5-ethylpyrazine; 2,3-dimethyl-pyrazine; 2,4-dodecadienal; 2,5-dimethyl-3-(3-methyl butyl) pyrazine; 2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine; 2,6-dimethylnonane; 2,6-dimethylpyrazine; 2-acetylthiazole; 2-butanone; 2-butenal; 2-decanone; 2-ethenyl-6-methyl-pyrazine; 2-ethyl furan; 2-ethyl-1-hexanol; 2-ethyl-5-methyl-pyrazine; 2-ethyl-furan; 2-furanmethanol; 2-heptanone; 2-heptenal; 2-hexyl-furan; 2-hexyl-thiophene; 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclopentene-1-one; 2-methyl thiazole; 2-methyl-1H-pyrrole; 2-methyl-2-heptene; 2-methyl-butanal; 2-methyl-furan; 2-methyl-heptane; 2-methyl-propanal; 2-n-butylacrolein; 2-n-heptylfuran; 2-nonanone; 2-octanone; 2-pentanone; 2-pentyl-furan; 2-pentyl-thiophene; 2-propenal; 2-propyl-furan; 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde; 2-pyrrolidinone; 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde; 2-tridecen-1-ol; 2-undecenal; 3,5-octadien-2-one; 3,6,6-trimethyl-bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene; 3-acetyl-1h-pyrolline; 3-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-pentane; 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine; 3-ethyl-2-1,4-dioxin; 3-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-hexadiene; 3-ethylcyclopentanone; 3-methyl-2-butenal; 3-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde; 3-methyl-3-hexene; 3-methyl-butanal; 3-methyl-furan; 3-octen-2-one; 3-pentyl-furan; 3-thiophenecarboxaldehyde; 3-thiophenmethanol; 4,7-dimethyl-undecane; 4-cyanocyclohexene; 4-cyclopentene-1,3-dione; 4-decyne; 4-methyl-5-thiazoleethanol; 4-methylthiazole; 4-octene; 4-penten-2-one; 5-acetyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone; 5-ethyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone; 5-methyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde; 5-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde; 6-methyl-2-heptanone; 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one; 8-methyl-1-undecene; acetaldehyde; acetamide; acetic acid; acetic acid ethenyl ester; acetoin; acetone; acetonitrile; acetophenone; benzaldehyde; benzene; benzyl alcohol; butanal; butanoic acid; butyrolactone; caprolactam; carbon disulfide; decanal; decanol; dihydro-2-methyl-3(2H)-furanone; dihydro-5-pentyl-2(3H)-furanone; dihydro-5-propyl-2(3H)-furanone; dimethyl sulfide; dimethyl trisulfide; d-limonene; ethenyl pyrazine; ethyl acetate; ethyl pyrazine; formamide; formic acid heptyl ester; furan; furaneol; furfural; heptanal; heptane; heptanoic acid; heptyl ester; hexanoic acid; isopropyl alcohol; isovaleric acid; methacrolein; methional; methyl ethanoate; methyl-pyrazine; methyl-thiirane; n-caproic acid vinyl ester; nonanal; octanal; octane; octanoic acid; oxalic acid, butyl propyl ester; pantolactone; p-cresol; pentanal; pentanoic acid; phenol; phenylacetaldehyde; propanal; pyrazine; pyridine; pyrrole; styrene; tetramethyl-pyrazine; thiazole; thiophene; toluene; trans-2-(2-pentenyl)furan; trans-3-nonen-2-one; trichloromethane; trimethyl-ethanethiol; and trimethyl-pyrazine. 6. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the food product comprises 0.1% to 1% (by weight of the food product) of the non-animal heme-containing protein. 7. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the food product comprises 0.5% to 1% (by weight of the food product) of the non-animal heme-containing protein. 8. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the white meat is poultry. 9. The food product of claim 8 , wherein the white meat is chicken. 10. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the white meat is pork. 11. The food product of claim 1 , wherein the white meat is fish. 12. A food product comprising: raw ground white meat; and 0.01% to about 5% (by weight of the food product) of a non-animal heme-containing protein, wherein cooking the food product results in the production of an increased amount of at least two volatile compounds relative to the amount of the two volatile compounds produced upon cooking raw ground white meat lacking the non-animal heme-containing protein, and wherein the two volatile compounds are selected from the group consisting of selected from the group consisting of (E)-2-decenal; (E)-2-heptenal; (E)-2-hexenal; (E)-2-nonenal; (E)-2-octenal; (E)-4-octene; (E,E)-2,4-decadienal; (E,E)-2,4-heptadienal; (E,E)-2,4-nonadienal; (E,E)-3,5-octadien-2-one; (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal; (Z)-2-decenal; (Z)-2-heptenal; (Z)-2-nonenal; (Z)-2-octen-1-ol; (Z)-4-heptenal; 1-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-ethanone; 1-(2-furanyl)-ethanone; 1-(6-methyl-2-pyrazinyl)-1-ethanone; 1-(acetyloxy)-2-propanone; 1,3-dimethyl-benzene; 1,3-hexadiene; 1-butanol; 1-ethyl-5-methylcyclopentene; 1-heptanol; 1-heptene; 1-hexanol; 1H-pyrrole-2-carboxaldehyde; 1-hydroxy-2-propanone; 1-methyl-1(H)-pyrrole-2-2carboxaldehyde; 1-octanal; 1-octanol; 1-octen-3-ol; 1-octen-3-one; 1-octene; 1-pentanol; 1-penten-3-ol; 1-penten-3-one; 1-propanol; 2(5H)-furanone; 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethyl-heptane; 2,2-dimethyl-undecane; 2,3-butanedione; 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4(H)-pyran-4-one; 2,3-dimethyl-5-ethylpyrazine; 2,3-dimethyl-pyrazine; 2,4-dodecadienal; 2,5-dimethyl-3-(3-methyl butyl) pyrazine; 2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine; 2,6-dimethylnonane; 2,6-dimethylpyrazine; 2-acetylthiazole; 2-butanone; 2-butenal; 2-decanone; 2-ethenyl-6-methyl-pyrazine; 2-ethyl furan; 2-ethyl-1-hexanol; 2-ethyl-5-methyl-pyrazine; 2-ethyl-furan; 2-furanmethanol; 2-heptanone; 2-heptenal; 2-hexyl-furan; 2-hexyl-thiophene; 2-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-cyclopentene-1-one; 2-methyl thiazole; 2-methyl-1H-pyrrole; 2-methyl-2-heptene; 2-methyl-butanal; 2-methyl-furan; 2-methyl-heptane; 2-methyl-propanal; 2-n-butylacrolein; 2-n-heptylfuran; 2-nonanone; 2-octanone; 2-pentanone; 2-pentyl-furan; 2-pentyl-thiophene; 2-propenal; 2-propyl-furan; 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde; 2-pyrrolidinone; 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde; 2-tridecen-1-ol; 2-undecenal; 3,5-octadien-2-one; 3,6,6-trimethyl-bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene; 3-acetyl-1h-pyrolline; 3-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl-pentane; 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethyl-pyrazine; 3-ethyl-2-1,4-dioxin; 3-ethyl-2-methyl-1,3-h

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  • A23J3/14Primary

    Vegetable proteins · CPC title

  • A23L33/185Primary

    Vegetable proteins · CPC title

  • with transport through tubes · CPC title

  • Products from fruits or vegetables; Preparation or treatment thereof (marmalades, jams, jellies or the like A23L21/10; treating harvested fruit or vegetables in bulk A23N) · CPC title

  • Meat products; Meat meal; Preparation or treatment thereof · CPC title

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What does patent US10993462B2 cover?
Methods and compositions for the production of non-meat consumable products are described herein. A meat substitute is described which is constructed from a muscle analog, a fat analog, and a connective tissue analog.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Impossible Foods Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A23J3/14. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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Publication date Tue May 04 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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