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BioTechnologies on developing 80% plant protein from a waste product

Thanks to a patent-protected process, Russian firm BioTechnologies has developed a high-value plant protein from sunflower press cakes. “Most people are burning them but we can offer something interesting,” it says.   Using sunflower press cakes as a raw material, a by-product from the sunflower oil industry that contains around 39% protein, the Moscow-headquartered firm extracts three […]
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Leftover coffee grounds: Unlocking 6m tonnes of unused antioxidant dietary fibre

The use of leftover coffee grounds as an antioxidant dietary fibre is a low­cost value­added opportunity for an otherwise waste product, say Spanish researchers. About two kilograms of wet spent coffee grounds are produced for every kilogram of instant coffee made, which constitutes to about six million tonnes each year globally. While uses in biofuels, […]