Using Dairy DNA, Startup Is Making Milk From Mushrooms

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"There are two major proteins in milk – whey and casein ... Casein makes up about 80 percent of the protein in bovine milk, and whey about 20 percent. 

Using a process called precision fermentation, ImaginDairy has recreated these proteins in the lab in order to generate every kind of dairy product. And according to the company, the taste is identical to the original. 

This process modifies microorganisms to create certain proteins and other compounds by inserting genes into their existing DNA. ... that the process has been in use in the food industry for more than four decades. ...

The modified DNA is inserted into a “specific location” inside the DNA of the fungus, ... which then causes the mushroom to produce the milk protein. ..."

Using Dairy DNA, Startup Is Making Milk From Mushrooms An Israeli startup has bioengineered milk protein to create a wide range of dairy products – using mushrooms and no cows. And, the company says, their products are healthier, greener and cheaper to create.

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