leghemoglobin
Americannoun
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
Heme, or soy leghemoglobin, is found most abundantly in animal flesh and is the catalyst for hundreds of chemical reactions that occur while a burger is cooking.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2019
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
Impossible Foods produces soy leghemoglobin by genetically modifying yeast and using fermentation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2017
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