Table 2.
Overview of current production volumes and market sizes for different microbial protein. Hyphens indicate that values were not available
| Organisms | Production volume (ton DM/y) | Production costs (Euro/kg DM) | Global market value (Billion Euro) | Yearly growth (% per year) | Remarks | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeast | 3 000 000 | – | 9.2 | 7.9 | Mostly commercialized as baker's yeast and for ethanol fermentation. Global market value projected to 2019 | Kellershohn and Russell (2015) |
| Algae (microalgae) | 9000 | 4–25 | 2.4 | 10 | Besides feed and food, derivatives are also used | Enzing et al. (2014) |
| Mycoprotein (Quorn®) | 25 000 | – | 0.214 | 20 | Investments for a plant of 22000 tons per year were done in 2015 | Beer (2015) |
| Bacteria (Profloc®) | 5000 | 1–1.1 | – | – | Nutrinsic (2015) | |
| Bacteria (FeedKind®) | 80 000 | – | – | – | Commercial production foreseen on 2016 | Byrne (2016) |
| Valpromic | 5000 | – | – | – | Personal communication |