Osmotic dehydration is an important phase in the production of dried products, including most fruits and vegetables, in the food industry. The drying process for candied fruit produces a liquid waste called “spent osmotic solution”, which is characterized by a high content of organic compounds, mostly dissolved sugars. The sugar content of this food by-product could be valorized through the growth of biomass with a high added value. In this study, the spent osmotic solution from the candied fruit industry was used as an organic carbon source for the growth and production of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the cultivation of Aurantiochytrium mangrovei RCC893. The carbon content of the standard media was completely replaced by the sugars present in this food by-product. After that, the growth condition of this strain was optimized through response surface methodologies using a central composite design (CCD), and the optimal combination of the spent osmotic solution and nitrogen was established. Moreover, a scale-up trial was performed using the optimal conditions obtained after CCD to evaluate the scalability of the process.

Production of omega-3 oil by aurantiochytrium mangrovei using spent osmotic solution from candied fruit industry as sole organic carbon source / Russo, G. L.; Langellotti, A. L.; Blasco, T.; Oliviero, M.; Sacchi, R.; Masi, P.. - In: PROCESSES. - ISSN 2227-9717. - 9:10(2021), p. 1834. [10.3390/pr9101834]

Production of omega-3 oil by aurantiochytrium mangrovei using spent osmotic solution from candied fruit industry as sole organic carbon source

Russo G. L.;Langellotti A. L.;Oliviero M.;Sacchi R.;Masi P.
2021

Abstract

Osmotic dehydration is an important phase in the production of dried products, including most fruits and vegetables, in the food industry. The drying process for candied fruit produces a liquid waste called “spent osmotic solution”, which is characterized by a high content of organic compounds, mostly dissolved sugars. The sugar content of this food by-product could be valorized through the growth of biomass with a high added value. In this study, the spent osmotic solution from the candied fruit industry was used as an organic carbon source for the growth and production of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the cultivation of Aurantiochytrium mangrovei RCC893. The carbon content of the standard media was completely replaced by the sugars present in this food by-product. After that, the growth condition of this strain was optimized through response surface methodologies using a central composite design (CCD), and the optimal combination of the spent osmotic solution and nitrogen was established. Moreover, a scale-up trial was performed using the optimal conditions obtained after CCD to evaluate the scalability of the process.
2021
Production of omega-3 oil by aurantiochytrium mangrovei using spent osmotic solution from candied fruit industry as sole organic carbon source / Russo, G. L.; Langellotti, A. L.; Blasco, T.; Oliviero, M.; Sacchi, R.; Masi, P.. - In: PROCESSES. - ISSN 2227-9717. - 9:10(2021), p. 1834. [10.3390/pr9101834]
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