Identification of Single Cell Protein Producing Properties from Fruit Waste

Abstract

The bio conversion of fruit waste by microbial fermentation into single cell protein has potential use for solving the worldwide protein deficiency in food .This single cell protein can be used as an economical product for food and feed. However utilizing the fruit waste as substrates for the production of high nutritious food products also reduce the environmental pollution. Single Cell Protein represents microbial cells grown in mass culture and harvested for use as protein, carbohydrate sources in food or feeds. In the present study, peels of Watermelon, Musambi, Muskmelon, Papaya and Pineapple (crown) were used as the carbon source for the media preparation and three different strains namely Rhodopseudomonas, Saccaromyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast), Trichoderma harzianum were used for microbial fermentation. Increasing the economic value of the waste obtained after 4 day fermentation process. Thus the present findings help in Single Cell Protein production from inexpensive, cheap, readily available agro waste material.