ACUTE EFFECTS OF MYCOPROTEIN ON SUBSEQUENT ENERGY-INTAKE AND APPETITEVARIABLES

The effect of mycoprotein, a food produced by continuous fermentation of Fusarium graminearum (Schwabe), on energy intake and appetite was i nvestigated. Female subjects, all classified as nonrestrained eaters, participated in two 3-d study periods. Subjects weighed food consumed on the day before the study, on the day of the meal, and on the follow ing day. Subjects were presented with an isoenergetic meal containing either mycoprotein or chicken and visual analogue scales were complete d immediately premeal, postmeal, and at hourly intervals for 3 h. Ener gy intake was significantly reduced the day of the study (by 24%) and the next day (by 16.5%) after eating mycoprotein compared with chicken . When measured 3 h after consumption, prospective food consumption an d desire to eat decreased after mycoprotein compared with chicken. Evi dence is increasing that fiber can have an effect on appetite and we h ave demonstrated that fiber-containing mycoprotein also has this affec t.