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A new meat substitute.(Quorn)(Evaluation)
With the arrival of Quorn in the frozen-food section of natural-food stores and some supermarkets, consumers can sample a brand of meat substitute that claims to have more of the texture and look of meat than other meat alternatives. It has been sold in Europe for years.
Despite its name, Quorn is not made from corn. And despite what the packages say, it is not "mushroom in origin," either. Found naturally in soil, it is a fungus that is grown and fermented in vats, mixed with egg whites and other ingredients, then quick-frozen. It is not genetically modified.
Our taste testers evaluated Quorn Nuggets, Tenders, and Grounds; each package cost $3.80 for about four servings. The chicken-style breaded Nuggets might pass for the real thing. They were tangy and tasted like tender pieces of processed chicken in a crunchy breading. Their advantage over chicken nuggets is that they have more fiber and no ...
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- Magazine article from: Marketing Hoggan, Karen July 18, 1991 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Food Chemical News Gilcrest, Laura September 2, 2002 700+ words
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- Quorn gets the taste for foreign expansion. (Imperial Chemical Industries PLC....
- Magazine article from: Marketing August 15, 1991 700+ words
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- Quorn Foods to launch meat substitute in U.S.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Frozen Food Digest February 1, 2002 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine Siskos, Catherine June 1, 2002 700+ words
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- Quorn, a leading brand of vegetarian meat-substitute products, was sold to...
- Magazine article from: The Food Institute Report June 2, 2003 700+ words
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- Health: Bad Crop of Quorn?(meat substitute)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Underwood, Anne August 26, 2002 700+ words
...Underwood Could this health food make you sick? Quorn, a meat substitute available since January, has been a hit thanks to...not. More people get sick from peanuts than from Quorn, which has been sold in Britain for 17 years. Just...
- BRAND HEALTH CHECK: Quorn - Can Quorn win over the healthy meat-eaters?
- Magazine article from: Marketing July 17, 2003 700+ words
...menu in restaurants. Quorn has moved from positioning itself as a meat substitute to a healthy food...a brand I know what Quorn isn't. But I still...CHRIS LAMB Who needs a meat substitute when British consumers...of the real thing? Quorn was a brainchild of...
- Quorn Case Study: Enhancing the Meat Alternatives Market by Capitalizing on the...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire April 29, 2009 700+ words
...offering. This report on Quorn forms part of a series...It looks at how this meat-substitute product has gained a...CATALYST SUMMARY ANALYSIS - Quorn has expanded from being...covers ready meals and meat-substitute ingredients for cooking...main ingredient used in Quorn ...
- CSPI urges nationwide recall of Quorn meat substitutes. (FDA).(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Food Chemical News Gilcrest, Laura August 19, 2002 700+ words
...nationwide recall of Marlow Foods' Quorn meat substitute products on the grounds that more...mycoprotein--the main ingredient in Quorn foods, derived from the fungus...from the market. He claimed that Quorn products are "made from mold...