<P> Quorn is a meat substitute product originating in the UK and available in 19 countries . It was launched in 1985 by Marlow Foods , a joint venture between Rank Hovis McDougall ( RHM ) and Imperial Chemical Industries ( ICI ) and now owned by Monde Nissin Corporation . All Quorn foods contain mycoprotein as an ingredient , which is derived from the Fusarium venenatum fungus and is grown by fermentation using a process that its manufacturer has described as similar to the production of beer or yogurt . It is sold primarily in Europe , but also in other parts of the world . Quorn is sold as both a cooking ingredient and as the meat substitute used in a range of prepackaged meals . </P>
<P> Quorn is a meat substitute product originating in the UK and available in 19 countries . It was launched in 1985 by Marlow Foods , a joint venture between Rank Hovis McDougall ( RHM ) and Imperial Chemical Industries ( ICI ) and now owned by Monde Nissin Corporation . All Quorn foods contain mycoprotein as an ingredient , which is derived from the Fusarium venenatum fungus and is grown by fermentation using a process that its manufacturer has described as similar to the production of beer or yogurt . It is sold primarily in Europe , but also in other parts of the world . Quorn is sold as both a cooking ingredient and as the meat substitute used in a range of prepackaged meals . </P>
quorn is a source of protein derived from
quorn is a source of protein derived from
Fusarium venenatum fungus
Fusarium venenatum fungus