When hypothyroid is it ok to eat quorn products?
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Just please remember that quorn is a fungus and contains NO protein.
I think you will find that it contains a substantial amount of protein:
mycoprotein.org/assets/Nutr...
If I have read that right, somewhere near turkey.
Have not remembered anything specific to quorn, though obviously the final products could contain anything else as an ingredient.
Rod
Quorn contains a lot of protein, as do fungi. Check your facts please
I eat a lot of quorn - I love it and it does contain a lot of protein!
It's very low fat/no fat, so I always add olive oil or coconut oil to whatever dish I'm making.
I'm hypo, on levo and really well at present, and have never noticed any adverse effects after eating quorn, which I've eaten for many years.
Soya products... now that's another story! Avoid!!!
Liza
Just be aware that they often use egg white to bind mycoproteins, I'm allergic to eggs and had a serious allergic reaction to quoin.
Quorn even , flipping autocorrect!
Quorn contains NO protein whatsoever, it is a fungus and fungus does not produce protein.
I think this suggests otherwise
Glynisrose Do you have the article that tells us it has no protein in it? Im interested as to where you got the info.
It definitely contains protein
that is incorrect. mushrooms do contain protein
Ive been eating quorn for some time now and am fine (I think! :)) but remember it contains wheat, milk and barley in some of the products, so no good for gluten/ dairy free diet. the chicken pieces and chicken fillets are fine though. But the warning is: made in a factory containing wheat gluten etc.
I contacted them about this and they said it isnt viable to make quorn gluten free. idiots!
I have been thinking, too, about trying Quorn as a meat substitute - can anyone tell me how you would use it and if there is a distinctive taste to it that has to be disguised. Is it an acquired taste even?
Can you buy read made products such as sausages etc?
Many thanks for any advice
Hannah
My children like Quorn curry - just made by frying up some of the quorn "chicken" pieces with some onion, and then adding a cheat jar of korma sauce... Haven't made it for a while but it was quite tasty 
xx
What's the link between gluten and thyroid please? I havent seen this before!
many thyroid sufferers find they cant tolerate wheat or gluten. I think this is when you have an autoimmune disease such as hashimotos. When you have one others may come 
including diabetes and gluten allergy/ intolerance. Im much better off wheat but dont know if im celiac. You can get simple blood test to see, you have to eat loads of wheat before you have it done and im not doing that!
Stop the thyroid madness:
stopthethyroidmadness.com/h...
WHAT PROBLEMS MIGHT GO HAND-IN-HAND WITH HAVING HASHI’S?? Research shows there can be a strong connection between having Hashimoto’s disease and Celiac disease. Celiac disease is a autoimmune digestive disorder that results in an overreaction to gluten, a protein found in most grains like wheat, rye, oats and barley, which can be found in breads, cereals, pasta and many processed foods. The overreaction, in turn, causes autoimmune damage to the intestines, which results in poor absorption of nutrients. (Oats, which can be gluten-free, are often contaminated within soil where gluten grains were once grown, or in the processing facility).
Gluten can also trigger the very autoimmune reactions that cause you to have Hashi’s, since supposedly, the cells of your thyroid are similar to the cells of gluten, i.e. an attack on one is going to make your ripe for the attack on the other. As a result, some Hashimoto’s patients experiment with eliminating gluten from their diets, and with good results. Or, there are tests developed to help you figure out if you have Celiac disease, and the stool test is highly recommended.
I work part time at a Botanical Gardens and part of my job is research, my boss was a taxonomist and showed me a passage in a book on fungus that states categorically that no fungus produces protein, I do this every day so can't remember what book it was, if there is an protein in quorn then it is artificial and put there! Strange though how the adverts have changed from 'high in protein' to 'low in fat'........
Ive looked at the other links and so far quorn/ mycoprotein contains protein. But everything deserves investigation. Find out the name of the book date published etc. But quorn cant make claims of protein if it has no protein. I just looked at the packs i have in the freezer. I have heard that it is banned in America but this could be a myth
I had a quick google and it seems that mushrooms (a fungi) do contain protein, although not as much as meat:
"Mushrooms do contain protein, but not nearly as much as meats. Mushrooms contain around 3 grams of protein per 100 grams. Meats such as beef, lamb and pork contain around 20 to 30 grams of protein per 100 grams. Chicken contains around the same protein as meats. Fish is slightly lower, but at around 15 to 20 grams per 100 grams it clearly beats mushrooms. Mushrooms obtained their reputation as 'meat for vegetarians' because of the relatively high content of Vitamin B 12 in some varieties. It is unclear whether the vitamin B12 is found in the fungi itself, or in the fertilizer in which mushrooms are grown!"
wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_mushr...
I am at this moment whipping up a simple mushroom soup. The nutrition info on the punnet of chestnut mushrooms says 1.8g protein per 100g.
Bearing in mind that DNA is a protein, it is rather fundamental to pretty much all life we know to produce protein. Certainly quantity varies. Maybe the taxonomists meant bulk protein like muscle or gluten?
Considering how much water fungus contains, 1.8% is a fair proportion of the rest of the fungus.
The links provided by helvella and RedApple seem to give a definitive answer. They couldn't make illegal claims on the nutritional info on the packaging. If the adverts have changed its probably in line with current weight loss or healthy diet trends. Happy too to discover that they use free range eggs as the binder for the mycoprotein.
I promise you it contains protein. They just wanted to use one message so the adverts are more memorable and not confusing
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I think you have been misinformed Glynisrose. The protien extracted is an albuminoid which is the principal constituent of the protoplasm of the cell."
its a fungus not a mushroom please note there is a difference and if like me you are allergic to penicillin avoid Quorn
isnt penicilin derived originally from a mould which is not the same as a fungus- is it?
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Penicillin is derived from a mould not a fungus. There is no relationship at all. A mushroom is a type of fungus and quorn IS a protein.
I am allergic to penicillin and have never heard I should avoid quorn?
We eat a lot of it as me and my daughter are both vegetarian along with other meat free dishes such as sausages etc.
There are so many different varieties now ( which is better than when I was a teenager and we had to survive on baked potatoes, lol so to give up quorn would reduce our choice. Could you tell me what the effects might be Shade? Thanks. x
Thanks for the clarification- phew, can have my sausages still!
Facts are solid, there is a tiny amount of protein in fungi. If there is lots in quorn then itis fortified.
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