Okara waste as a substrate for the microalgae phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances the production of algal biomass, fucoxanthin, and polyunsaturated fatty acids

• Main Authors: Kim, Jaejung, Lee, Jaslyn, Voo, Amanda Ying Hui, Tan, Yong Xing, Mok, Wai Kit, Li, Aaron Zongwei, Chen, Wei Ning
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering::Food processing and manufacture; Food Waste; Fermentation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168827
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Despite the rich nutritional content of okara, the majority remains underutilized and discarded as food waste. In this study, solid-state fermentation of okara with food-grade fungi was performed to extract and solubilize any remnant nutrients locked within the lignocellulosic matrix to produce a nu...