Increasing the Nutritional Value of Camelina Meal via <i>Trametes versicolor</i> Solid-State Fermentation with Various Co-Substrates

Upcycling low-cost agricultural by-products into valuable and sustainable alternative feeding materials could secure human food-supply chains with a low carbon footprint. This study explored increasing the feeding value of camelina meal (CAM) mixed with wheat bran (WB), soybean hulls (SH), and rice...

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Main Authors: Kristin Boardman, Xiao Sun, Dana Yao, Chi Chen, Leif van Lierop, Bo Hu
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Bo Hu
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description Upcycling low-cost agricultural by-products into valuable and sustainable alternative feeding materials could secure human food-supply chains with a low carbon footprint. This study explored increasing the feeding value of camelina meal (CAM) mixed with wheat bran (WB), soybean hulls (SH), and rice hulls (RH) for monogastric animals via solid-state fermentation (SSF) using white rot fungus <i>Trametes versicolor</i>. Experiments evaluated fungal growth, amino acid profiles, structural carbohydrates, glucosinolates, phytate and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD). Weight loss analysis indicated that fungal growth was more active in WB/CAM and SH/CAM substrates than RH/CAM. Significant phytic acid degradation and near-complete glucosinolate elimination improved CAM feed quality across all substrates. Fermentation increased total and essential amino acids in the SH/CAM mixture, while reductions occurred in WB/CAM and RH/CAM mixtures. SH/CAM fermentation caused substantial cellulose and hemicellulose degradation, resulting in a 44% IVDMD increase. Conversely, RH/CAM fermentation decreased IVDMD despite a reduction in cellulose, possibly due to protein degradation. This study demonstrates the potential of <i>T. versicolor</i>-mediated SSF to enhance CAM and other agricultural residues’ feeding value for monogastric animal applications.
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spelling doaj-art-e810aa79ab0241beb355742e9e87d6b22025-08-20T02:44:59ZengMDPI AGFermentation2311-56372025-02-011127710.3390/fermentation11020077Increasing the Nutritional Value of Camelina Meal via <i>Trametes versicolor</i> Solid-State Fermentation with Various Co-SubstratesKristin Boardman0Xiao Sun1Dana Yao2Chi Chen3Leif van Lierop4Bo Hu5Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, USADepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, USADepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 1334 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, USADepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, 1334 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, USADepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, USADepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, USAUpcycling low-cost agricultural by-products into valuable and sustainable alternative feeding materials could secure human food-supply chains with a low carbon footprint. This study explored increasing the feeding value of camelina meal (CAM) mixed with wheat bran (WB), soybean hulls (SH), and rice hulls (RH) for monogastric animals via solid-state fermentation (SSF) using white rot fungus <i>Trametes versicolor</i>. Experiments evaluated fungal growth, amino acid profiles, structural carbohydrates, glucosinolates, phytate and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD). Weight loss analysis indicated that fungal growth was more active in WB/CAM and SH/CAM substrates than RH/CAM. Significant phytic acid degradation and near-complete glucosinolate elimination improved CAM feed quality across all substrates. Fermentation increased total and essential amino acids in the SH/CAM mixture, while reductions occurred in WB/CAM and RH/CAM mixtures. SH/CAM fermentation caused substantial cellulose and hemicellulose degradation, resulting in a 44% IVDMD increase. Conversely, RH/CAM fermentation decreased IVDMD despite a reduction in cellulose, possibly due to protein degradation. This study demonstrates the potential of <i>T. versicolor</i>-mediated SSF to enhance CAM and other agricultural residues’ feeding value for monogastric animal applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/11/2/77solid-state fermentationoilseed cover cropmonogastric animal feedbioprocessglucosinolatescamelina meal
spellingShingle Kristin Boardman
Xiao Sun
Dana Yao
Chi Chen
Leif van Lierop
Bo Hu
Increasing the Nutritional Value of Camelina Meal via <i>Trametes versicolor</i> Solid-State Fermentation with Various Co-Substrates
Fermentation
solid-state fermentation
oilseed cover crop
monogastric animal feed
bioprocess
glucosinolates
camelina meal
title Increasing the Nutritional Value of Camelina Meal via <i>Trametes versicolor</i> Solid-State Fermentation with Various Co-Substrates
title_full Increasing the Nutritional Value of Camelina Meal via <i>Trametes versicolor</i> Solid-State Fermentation with Various Co-Substrates
title_fullStr Increasing the Nutritional Value of Camelina Meal via <i>Trametes versicolor</i> Solid-State Fermentation with Various Co-Substrates
title_full_unstemmed Increasing the Nutritional Value of Camelina Meal via <i>Trametes versicolor</i> Solid-State Fermentation with Various Co-Substrates
title_short Increasing the Nutritional Value of Camelina Meal via <i>Trametes versicolor</i> Solid-State Fermentation with Various Co-Substrates
title_sort increasing the nutritional value of camelina meal via i trametes versicolor i solid state fermentation with various co substrates
topic solid-state fermentation
oilseed cover crop
monogastric animal feed
bioprocess
glucosinolates
camelina meal
url https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/11/2/77
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