Protein hydrolysates in animal nutrition: Industrial production, bioactive peptides, and functional significance

Table 6 Potential scale and economic values for the global use of animal and plant protein hydrolysates (PH) in animal feeding

Type	Annual global production^a	Annual use for animal feeding^a	Amount used for production of PH^b	Current price^c	Total value for PH
Type	Billion kg/yr	Billion kg/yr	Billion kg/yr	US $/kg	Billion US $/yr
ABP	172	60	3	1.5	4.50
Soybean	180	135	6.75	0.575	3.88
Wheat	750	255	12.75	1.57	20.02

ABP, animal byproducts (including livestock, poultry and fish)
^aFood and Agriculture Organization [69]
^bAssuming that 5% of the ABP or plant products for animal feeds are used to produce protein hydrolysates
^cThe prices for peptone (a representative of animal protein hydrolysates), fermented soybean, and hydrolyzed wheat protein [70].

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