PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF AGRO SHELL WASTES AND THEIR UTILISATION FOR BIOPROTEIN PRODUCTION WITH Candida tropicalis MYA- 3404.
OMOGBAI, B. A., OBAZENU, E. I., IDUORIYEKEMWEN, A. S., UBAKA, L. N. AND IMONI, A. A.
ABSTRACT
An increasing interest for global food shortages for the world’s expanding population necessitated the use of agro-waste as food sources or supplement for animal feeds. Candida tropicalis MYA- 3404 was isolated from pineapple fruit waste and identified by both phenotypic and molecular methods. Proximate analysis of three agro-wastes: melon, groundnut and walnut shell was carried out by standard chemical analytical methods. The protein content ranged between 3.73 to 12.14 % with groundnut shell having the highest.
The shells contained 61.26 to 65.12 % carbohydrate. The moisture, fibre, ash and lipids were….