Growth of fungi and yeasts in food production waste streams: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT: Food production produces nutrient-rich waste streams which, depending on local legislation, are either sent to wastewater treatment plants or discharged into the environment. In addition to causing environmental harm in the second instance, valuable nutrients are lost. A more circular approach would be to reuse these waste streams. Fungi and yeasts are ideal candidates as they require lots of organic carbon (which is especially high in food production waste streams) for growth, with the potential for producing value-added biomass. Here, we tested the metabolic activity and possible growth of seven fungi and three yeasts in five different food production waste streams. Initial tests were done to find the most promising waste streams for growth and these were chosen for further study. All sp

SUBMITTER: Bansfield D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10626767 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature