Research: Upcycling Almond Hulls into a Food Ingredient
FoodNavigator-USA recently reported that food scientists at Mattson proved that almond hulls—the soft, fruit-like covering that grows around the shells— can be used as an upcycled ingredient in food and beverage products, with promising applications in high-fiber bars, coffee, tea and potentially even beer.
The project was conceived in collaboration with California’s almond industry to find even higher-value uses for almond coproducts on top of existing uses, like dairy feed. In 2022, almond hulls displaced the need for over 400,000 acres of alfalfa for dairy feed, saving more than 1.3 million acre-feet of water.