<Tr> <Th> Owner </Th> <Td> Monde Nissin Corporation (2015--present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> quorn.co.uk </Td> </Tr> <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> In most Quorn products, the fungus culture is dried and mixed with egg albumen, which acts as a binder, and then is adjusted in texture and pressed into various forms . A vegan formulation also exists that uses potato protein as a binder instead of egg albumen . </P>

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