1、Lecture#4Fermentation Technology OverviewTodays agenda:Types of Fermentation Ingredients of Interest for Industry Current Investment Landscape Regulatory Environment Notable CollaborationsSustainable Food Proteins CourseMinneapolis October,2025Why Do we Need Fermentation Technologies?“The world we w
2、ant tomorrow starts with how we do business today”Mars Inc.sloganConsumer InterestPopulation Growth&Supply SecuritySustainabilityIngredientsSynthetic(not-naturally occurring,chemically produced)Plant Derived&Natural IdenticalPlant Science/BreedingEnzymaticconversionFermentationClimate/soil Climate/s
3、oil dependentdependentSuitable for simple Suitable for simple modificationmodificationFood Manufacturing in 2025 Must Utilize Traditional Agriculture and TechnologyFor fermentation,context drives definitionFermentation in a biomanufacturing context:large-scale cultivation of microorganisms or single
4、-celled creatures for industrial purposesBiomanufacturing fermentationCell culture4Traditional and metabolic fermentations overlapFermentation in a biomanufacturing context:large-scale cultivation of microorganisms or single-celled creatures for industrial purposesTraditional/metabolic fermentationB
5、iomanufacturing fermentationTraditional fermentation:yeast or bacteria generating ethanol,lactic/acetic acids,and CO2 from fruit extracts,malted grains,and dairyFermentation in a metabolic context:is an energy-generating process using organic compounds as both electron donors and electron acceptors5
6、Precision and biomass fermentation for food production Fermentation in a biomanufacturing context:large-scale cultivation of microorganisms or single-celled creatures for industrial purposes1.https:/gfi.org/science/the-science-of-fermentation/Traditional/metabolic fermentationBiomass fermentationBio