One commonly known factor is the use of human food-grade plant protein being used as animal feed ingredients. For example, grains like soy, maize and wheat that could be utilised to manufacture nutritious food, are currently also used to produce animal feed. Though this will remain in high demand, and preserving these raw materials remains one of the main topics of the feed processing industry, there might be possibilities of utilising by-products from the food industry to replace a part of these materials.
Recently, Trouw Nutrition and Heineken, one of the world’s largest beer producers, started a shared initiative to connect the food and the feed industry. As part of Trouw Nutrition’s food by-product preservation programme, the two companies are working together to investigate the possibilities to increase value from by-products by application of Selko Revalet®.