Finding Value In Chinese Distillers Grains (CDG)
Chinese distillers grains, commonly referred to in technical and commercial contexts as Chinese distillers dried grains (CDG) with solubles (DDGS) or, more broadly, distillers grains […]
Food Waste
Okara: A Comprehensive Overview
Okara, often referred to as soy pulp or soy lees, is the fibrous by-product that remains after soybeans are processed for soy milk or tofu. […]
Xyloglucanase: An Enzyme with Versatile Applications in Biotechnology
Enzymes play a pivotal role in various biological processes and have become essential tools in biotechnological applications. Xyloglucanase, a type of enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis […]
Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a large-scale industrial processing method of using organic substrates and feedstocks to mainly produce methane. The main source of raw feedstock […]
Chilling Injury in Fruits and Vegetables
One of the leading issues in the supply chain for tropical fruits and vegetables is chilling injury. It occurs to produce when they are deliberately […]
Food Waste: It’s A Shocker!
Food waste is a shocking issue! We have an increasing world population which is also experiencing greater hunger than ever. The prospective world population may […]
Black Soldier Flies Clean Up!
Food waste is a shocking and troubling issue and reflects on our current value of the planet. There is however a potential saviour in the […]
Solid-State Fermentation (SSF)
Home composting which I ‘posted’ on briefly earlier, is a form of solid-state fermentation (SSF) whereby the substrate is moist enough to support the growth […]
There’s Value In Tomato Seeds
♦ Tomato seeds contain useful proteins which could be useful in other foods but just get thrown away The ubiquitous tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L) is grown […]
What to do with waste soybean residue?
I was asked a few years ago what happened to all the soybean waste that came from both the soya bean processing industry including those industries […]
Mushroom Waste’s Potential
Whilst continuing on the theme of extracting value from food waste, an article that tackles the potential of mushroom waste from the food industry has […]
Cellulases in Composting And Fermentation
One of the difficulties in home composting has been the breakdown of woody or cellulosic materials without resorting to burning it. Industrially, there is considerable […]
Home Composting
The effective handling of food wastes at home can prove tricky especially if one is hoping to be responsible by returning nutrients to the soil and […]
Life Cycle Assessment For Managing Food Waste
Recent investigations into food waste management following my studies in environmental management have led me to look more closely at the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. […]
Processing Waste Shrimp
The seafood industry generates a large amount of biodegradable waste and none more so than shrimp and prawns. It is not surprising that with such […]
What To Do With Coffee Bean Waste?
At a recent conference on managing waste fruit materials, a supplier commented on research efforts directed to using coffee bean waste. One of the issues […]