Single Cell Protein Production from Chinese Cabbage Juice

A possibility of utilizing Chinese cabbage, a kind of renewable resources which is frequently overproduced in Korea, for the production of single cell protein was investigated. Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida utilis grew well in cabbage juice producing 4.3 and 5.1 g/l of dried yeast cells, respectively. Freezing fresh cabbage prior to juice extraction did not affect the growth of yeasts and the final cell yield.