Method for forming cell-based-meat fibers

US11992029B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Upside Foods, Inc. · US

Inventor

• Mark Peterson · Coppell, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 11, 2022
• Grant date: May 28, 2024
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N5/0658
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This disclosure describes methods for forming cell-based-meat products that mimic cuts of slaughtered meat. Generally, the disclosed method comprises forming a cell mass into primary structures, including fibers and/or sheets. A toughening agent is applied to the exterior surfaces of the primary structures, and the primary structures are arranged to mimic structures in a target slaughtered meat. The toughening agent creates a textural contrast that, during consumption, is like the textural contrast experienced when biting through bundles of meat fibers in slaughtered meat.