Valorization of Bread Waste to a Fiber- and Protein-Rich Fungal BiomassShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Fermentation, ISSN 2311-5637, Vol. 7, no 2Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
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Abstract [en]
Filamentous fungi can be used for the valorization of food waste as a value-added product. The goal of this study was the valorization of bread waste through fungal cultivation and the production of value-added products. The fungal cultivation was verified for upscaling from shake flasks to a bench-scale bioreactor (4.5 L) and a pilot-scale bioreactor (26 L). The fungus showed the ability to grow without any additional enzymes or nutrients, and it was able to consume a bread concentration of 4.5% (w/v) over 48 h. The biomass concentration in the shake flasks was 4.1 g/L at a 2.5% bread concentration, which increased to 22.5 g/L at a 15% bread concentration. The biomass concentrations obtained after 48 h of cultivation using a 4.5% bread concentration were 7.2–8.3 and 8.0 g/L in 4.5 and 26 L bioreactors, respectively. Increasing the aeration rate in the 4.5 L bioreactor decreased the amount of ethanol produced and slightly reduced the protein content of the fungal biomass. The initial protein value in the bread was around 13%, while the protein content in the harvested fungal biomass ranged from 27% to 36%. The nutritional value of the biomass produced was evaluated by analyzing the amino acids and fatty acids. This study presents the valorization of bread waste through the production of a protein- and fatty-acid-rich fungal biomass that is simultaneously a source of microfibers.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. Vol. 7, no 2
Keywords [en]
Rhizopus delemar, food waste, fungal biomass, bread waste, filamentous fungi, mycoprotein, fungal microfibers
National Category
Bioprocess Technology
Research subject
Resource Recovery
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-25495DOI: 10.3390/fermentation7020091ISI: 000665170100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85108511574OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-25495DiVA, id: diva2:1561770
2021-06-072021-06-072022-09-14Bibliographically approved