Ordinary straw can be converted into the sweetener erythritol by genetically modified mould fungi
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 10:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The calorie free sweetener erythritol is widely used in Asia; it is also gaining popularity in Europe and America. At the Vienna University of Technology, a new cheap method has been developed to produce erythritol from straw with the help of mold fungi.