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leghemoglobin

American  
[leg-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh-] / lɛgˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, -ˈhɛm ə- /

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.


Etymology

Origin of leghemoglobin

First recorded in 1965–70; leg(ume) + hemoglobin

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It’s been only six years since Impossible Foods introduced a patty made with soy leghemoglobin to mimic beef blood.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2022

Soy leghemoglobin performed best, so Impossible built a dozen machines to try to harvest it from the root nodules of soy.

From The New Yorker Sep. 23, 2019

For example, the Impossible Burger’s contents include, “soy protein concentrate, coconut oil, sunflower oil … methylcellulose, yeast extract, cultured dextrose, food starch modified, soy leghemoglobin, salt, soy protein isolate.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 12, 2019

“In Impossible Foods’ notice, soy leghemoglobin preparation is described as red/brown.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2018

But the agency said in a letter to the Impossible Foods start-up that it determined “soy leghemoglobin GRAS, or generally recognized as safe, in its most recent review,” CNBC’s Ariel Shapiro reports.

From Washington Post Jul. 25, 2018

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