Waste not, want not

Singapore-based startup turns soy processing leftovers into plant-based meat.

Mottainai Food Tech, a foodtech startup based in Singapore, on Wednesday officially opened its pilot facility in the Pioneer region of the country. 

The company processes okara, a byproduct of soy milk and tofu production, into plant-based meat. The okara is fed to microorganisms, which create Jiro Meat through solid-state fermentation, transforming the fibrous, tasteless waste product into a…