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Thu, 04 Jun 2026

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty

Instead of throwing away byproducts of food processing, fermentation is making them valuable.
Various companies are also using fermentation to transform food waste into useful products:
* Fermtech in the UK is converting cocoa shells into a cocoa powder substitute.
* MOA Foodtech in Spain is using AI to develop new bioprocesses for making use of leftover starch and fibre from pea protein production.
* MicroHarvest in Germany is speeding up the fermentation process by using byproducts of the sugar industry, such as molasses, to make premium pet food.
* Mottainai Food Tech in Singapore is creating a meat substitute called Jiro Meat based on okara, a soy pulp typically discarded after making tofu and soymilk. These companies are working together with food makers and pet food producers to convert side streams into human-grade or high-quality animal feed products.