• CREATING UNIQUE FUNGI SOLUTIONS 

    At Mycorena, we produce ingredients for food products by using filamentous fungi in a fermentation process. Our headquarters MIND, Mycorena Innovation & Development Centre, is home to unique facilities with custom-designed equipment and fermenters, innovation and R&D labs, including a development kitchen and pilot production for consumer products.  

    What is the fungi lab?

FROM PLATE TO PLATE

Mycorena’s technology and production processes bring unparalleled advantages for producing high-quality products, filling the market gap for quality infrastructure and fermentation equipment to scale products successfully in a purpose-built production facility replicating various manufacturing processes. From lab to finished product.

  • DEVELOP

    Beginning with an idea, products can be validated and tested from small batches of a few kilos up to hundreds.

  • TEST

    Product trials and test launches of end products in scale-up kitchen to understand recipes and validate quality before moving to commercial manufacturing.

  • SCALE

    Successfully translate recipes into a manufacturing environment regarding equipment requirements and manufacturing processes.

SIMPLE PRODUCTION PHILOSOPHY

We have developed a method that considers fermentation conditions, growth profiles and media recipes that deliver optimal quality and product stability. In our controlled demo-scale food-grade production, we can tailor fermentation processes optimised to specific needs and requirements. Our unique facilities enable unique recipes to be developed, tested, and scaled from small to large batches. 

  • Produce limited launch quantities, implement sensory analysis, and shelf-life studies

  • Analyse production processes, ingredient handling, and equipment requirements 

With state-of-the-art technology and know-how, we produce mycoprotein through fermentation, an ancient technique, improved with modern solutions.  

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  • STEP 1

    SUBSTRATE & FUNGI PREPARATION

    A small volume of fungi starter culture is added to kickstart the fermentation process. The starter culture is fed substrates optimised to increase fermentation efficiency and can be tailored for custom solutions. The preparation depends on the specific fermentation substrate, which can be anything from the raw material from tuber crops to side streams from industries. 

     

  • STEP 2

    FERMENTATION & BIOMASS PRODUCTION

    In custom-designed bioreactors, we provide the fungi with optimised growth conditions in a controlled environment. The fermentation parameters are carefully engineered for the fungi to grow exponentially, consuming 95% of the nutrients available in the substrate and transforming them into nutrient-rich mycelium biomass. By the end of the process, the filamentous fungi have grown 10 000 times their original size. 

     

  • STEP 3

    DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING

    When harvesting, the fungal biomass is separated from the remaining fermentation liquid to be tailor processed to the desired application. Characteristics of nutrient composition, texture, water content and other parameters can be modulated and customised for the final product.

  • STEP 4

    PRODUCT FORMULATION

    Rigorous quality control with various analytical methods in our state-of-the-art lab ensures the consistently high quality of the product from start to finish. Anything from strain characterisation to texture analysis and sensory analysis of the finished batch.

     

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