Microbiomes in Food Production

The conversion of food waste or by-products into higher value products that contribute back to the food supply chain enhances sustainability by both repurposing waste and avoiding the need for disposal and providing quality nutrients without the need to extract further resources from natural environments.

A prime example of this is the growing aquaculture industry, where there is demand for protein ingredients is experiencing unprecedented growth. In addition to alternative protein sources, other nutrients such as oils can be derived from food waste streams through the cultivation of various microorganisms.

• Converting food processing waste to aquaculture feed:
  -Single cell (microbial) protein sources for fishmeal
  -Microbial augmentation of insect protein
• Optimising microbial symbiosis of single cell algae for production of oil, protein from waste streams (alternative food source)
• Probiotic/nutrient combinatorial supplementation of fish feed