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What We Know About Solein
Solein is a single cell protein product made by Solar Foods. It is made using hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria and is likely the first bacterial protein product for human consumption. It has already received regulatory approval in Singapore (September 2022) by the Singapore Food Agency. As far as I am aware Solein is the first bacterial single…
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Cultured Meat Versus Single Cell Protein
Cultured meat is made from animal cells that grow in large laboratories instead of animals. The goal is to make products that are virtually identical to normal animal meat without the entire animal. On the other hand, single cell protein grows microbes (bacteria, fungi or algae) and harvests them to generate protein rich product, which…
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Five Single Cell Protein Products to Watch
Bacteria produce single cell protein, a vegan product that requires less land are than plant-based alternatives. Since Solar Foods recently teased that their Solein single cell protein may or may not come to consumers sooner rather than later (unfortunately without additional detail), I figured this would be a good time to compile a short list…
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Renewable Methanol Production Outlook
Microbial food production has the potential to produce protein on a land area that is much smaller than that of plant based production. A critical factor of the environmental impact of microbial food production is the feedstock used for microbial growth. Methanol is a promising feedstock, because it can be produced with renewable electricity and…
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How Methanol is Fueling a Food Revolution
Of the worlds total land area about 36% is used for food production from plants or livestock[1]. Producing food from methanol has been suggested to be extremely land use efficient[2]. But what makes methanol special? There are two main aspects. First, methanol can be produced by combining water, electric power and a carbon source. Second,…