Production and rheological evaluation of mycoprotein produced from fusarium venenatum ATCC 20334 by surface culture method

Fusarium venenatum (ATCC 20334) was used for fungal protein production. Date syrup was selected as a carbon source.The critical variables that affected mycoprotein production were identified by Plackett– Burman design (PBD).The significant parameters were the carbon source concentration (10 g/l), temperature (28 �?�?C), seed size (10% v/v), nitrogen and phosphorus sources concentration (3.5 and 1.6 g/l) respectively. The rheological behaviour of filtrated biomass of Fusarium venenatum was studied under steady and dynamic shear conditions.This product showed shear-thinning behaviour with yield stress in the steady shear measurements.With respect to the dynamic shear measurements,the filtrated biomass showed gel-like behaviour.In addition,the viscosity at 100 1/s showed Arrhenius type temperature dependence, with activation energy 2.904 KJ/mol.