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    History

    In 1781, processes for preparing highly concentrated forms of yeast were established. Research on Single Cell Protein Technology started a century ago when Max Delbrück and his colleagues found out t… See more

    Production process

    Single-cell proteins develop when microbes ferment waste materials (including wood, straw, cannery, and food-processing wastes, residues from alcohol production, hydrocarbons, or human and animal excreta). W… See more

    Microorganisms

    Microbes employed include (brand names in parentheses for commercialized examples):
    Yeast
    Fungi (Mycoprotein)
    BacteriaSee more

    Properties

    Large-scale production of microbial biomass has many advantages over the traditional methods for producing proteins for food or feed.
    1. Microorganisms have a much higher growth rat… See more