SINGLE CELL PROTEIN PRODUCTION FROM PLANTAIN AND BANANA PEELS

The fermentative ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to grow and produce biomass protein from pretreated plantain banana peels as substrate was studied. Plantain had a moisture content 6.95±0.05%, ash (22.33±0.01%), (7.10±0.10%), fat (6.18±0.04%), crude fibre (13.99±0.20%) carbohydrate (43.45±0.10%). corresponding values 6.70±0.00%, 8.45±0.02%, 4.90±0.05%, 1.65±0.01%, 11.70±0.10% 66.60±0.70% in that order. During fermentation the pH decreased 4.1 2.3 2.5 peel media, while titratable acidity increased 0.7 3.5 media respectively. There higher yield with which gave maximum cell density 2.973 (OD) on 7th day compared reached peak 2.492.The yeast population during period 6.69Log10cfu/ml 7.58Log10cfu/ml 7.53Log10cfu/ml dry mass S. harvested medium per 100 ml were 2.71±0.01g 4.28±0.06g contents 13.95±0.71% 11.70±0.50% having