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for. We are looking very much forward to be the first company tes�ng – and possibly eventually including – this raw material in our feed.” In November last year, eniferBio, the Finnish biotech startup and winner of the 2020 Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge, visited Nutreco’s aquaculture division, Skre�ng, in Stavanger to discuss the results of the first stage of valida�on of their PEKILO® mycoprotein.
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Ini�al indica�ons are promising, Skre�ng says, with the novel protein showing diges�bility results comparable to fish meal. Joost Ma�hijssen, Director of Venturing at Nutreco’s breakthrough investment arm, NuFron�ers, said following the visit: “I’m proud to see that we are one step closer to bringing a new raw material to the aquaculture industry. For aquaculture to be able to grow, we absolutely need new and sustainable protein raw materials that can be produced in large volumes.” PEKILO® mycoprotein, Skre�ng says, offers exci�ng poten�al as a sustainable, locally produced alterna�ve for soy protein concentrate. Gunvor Baardsen, Manager, Quality and Ingredients, at Skre�ng Aquaculture Research Centre, says: “One of the first steps when evalua�ng new raw materials is to run a diges�bility trial in fish. In this case, we tested PEKILO® in Atlan�c salmon and the protein diges�bility coefficient was comparable to what we see in fish meal. More steps are to be taken before we can start using it at scale, but it is encouraging
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