A method for producing a food product that is not derived from animals, is free from unhealthy components associated with meat such as saturated fatty acids and
cholesterol, does not have the harmful environmental impacts of animal farming, and provides a food product that has similar texture and
flavor characteristics to animal meat. [Solution] A method comprising (a)
processing microbial cells collected from a culture medium to produce a
protein product, wherein the
protein product contains one or more of the following: single-
cell protein,
cell lysate, protein concentrate,
protein isolate, protein extract, protein
hydrolysate,
free amino acids, peptides, and oligopeptides; and (b)
processing the protein product to produce a food product.