Microbial biomass product from apple pomace in batch and fed batch cultures

Abstract

Apple pomace, a solid waste from apple processing industries, was used as the raw material for production of a protein enriched product. The experiments were conducted on a small scale in Erlenmeyer flasks or 4-1 fermentors in batch and fed-batch processes using Saccharomycopsis lipolytica and Trichoderma reesei in single and mixed cultures. The results obtained indicate the technical feasibility of the process for obtaining products containing 13% to 15% protein, on dry basis, which is adequate for cattle feeding.

Utilization of Food Industries Wastes for The Production of Single Cell Protein by Yeasts

“…This has led to an increase in the number of hungry and chronically malnourished people (Perera et al, 1995;Anupama and Ravindra, 2000). It was reported earlier that the protein demands for direct human consumption and animal feeding would inevitably increase (Hours et al, 1985). Most of the developing countries have been facing malnutrition problem.…”