Fermentation of Bananas and Other Food Wastes to Produce Microbial Lipid.

Candida curvata D, a lipid-accumulating yeast, was grown on a variety of carbohydrate-rich waste materials. C. curvata lacks the necessary enzymes to grow well on cellulosic materials, such as corncobs and oat hulls, but it grew well on materials rich in sugar, such as molasses and ripe bananas.