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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Upside Foods, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Peterson, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Upside Foods, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23J 3/22 (2006.01); A23J 3/06 (2006.01); A23J 3/26 (2006.01); A23J 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23J 3/227 (2013.01); A23J 3/06 (2013.01); A23J 3/26 (2013.01); A23J 3/28 (2013.01);
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.