Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña (TOTO LOZANO/ Presidential Photo / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“As the demand for protein is now poised to overtake the current supply of meat sources, the DOST is finding ways for protein-rich food to be developed from local food processing wastes and underutilized legumes,” DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said in a report.
He said the project is led by Lourdes Montevirgen of DOST- Industrial Technology Development Institute ITDI).
Montevirgen’s team is “now exploring various methods to produce protein concentrate from industrial scale processing by-products like meal cake and bran,” he said. “For the local legumes, the team will study specific unconventional sources,” he added.