Analysis Of Total Carbohydrate Content Of Single Cell Protein Produced By Utilising Okara

Shaukat Saeed Khan, Mahmood Khan Yousufi and Mohammad Neyametullah Khan

Department of Microbiology, Saifia College of Science and Education, Bhopal - 462 001 (India)

ABSTRACT: Okara is a byproduct of soymilk industry, annually it is produced in large quantities. Okara acts as a waste for soymilk industries and possess a big disposal problem. In the present investigation Okara was used in three different combinations along with wheat grits. In the first combination 3 parts of Okara and 1 part of wheat grits was used, in the second combination 1 part of okara and 1 part of wheat grits was used and in the third combination 1 part of Okara and 3 parts of wheat grits was used. The three combinations were inoculated with two food fungi viz. Rhizopus oligosporus and Aspergillus oryzae respectively for producing single cell protein. The single cell protein produced in the three combinations was analysed for the total carbohydrate content. The maximum carbohydrate content was obtained with combination of 3 parts of Okara and 1 part of wheat grits, incase of both Rhizopus oligosporus (4.98%) and Aspergillus oryzae (5.02%).

KEYWORDS: Single Cell Protein; Total Carbohydrate content; Okara

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