Quorn Mycoprotein

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Typical nutritional composition of mycoprotein

Protein

Mycoprotein is an excellent source of high quality protein. It is low in fat and saturates and contains no cholesterol or trans fats at all.

Amino Acids

Mycoprotein contains all the essential amino acids and its PDCAAS  (Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score) is 0.99, which is more than beef at 0.92.

Fibre

Mycoprotein contains 6g of dietary fibre per 100g, more than a baked potato, brown bread or brown rice. It’s fibre is primarily polymeric n-acetyl glucosamine (chitin) and beta1,3 and 1,6 glucan.

Nutritional breakdown of Mycoprotein

Nutritional breakdown of Mycoprotein
Nutrient Amount per 100g*
Energy (kcals) 85
Protein (g) 11
Carbohydrate (g) 3
Sugars (g) 0.5
Fat (g) 2.9
saturates (g) 0.7
Fibre (g) 6**
b-glucan (g) 4
w-3 Linolenic acid (g) 0.4
Calcium (mg) 42.5
Magnesium (mg) 45
Zinc (mg) 9
Iron (mg) 0.5
Potassium (mg) 100
Vitamin B1 Thiamin (mg) 0.01
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin - (mg) 0.23
Vitamin B3 Niacin (mg) 0.35
Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.25
Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine - (mg) 0.125
Biotin (mg) 0.02
Phosphorous (mg) 260
Copper (mg) 0.5
Manganese (mg) 6
Selenium (ug) 20
Chromium (ug) 15
Molybdenum (ug) < 25
Sodium (mg) 5
Salt (g) 0.0125

* Wet weight; ie as consumed. For conversion to dry weight, multiply by 4

** AOAC method used