Waste Nutrient Sources Soluble sugars (%) Soluble proteins (%)
Potato Peels* 2.6 3.9
Banana Peels* 5.4 7.3
Cheese Whey 0.6 1.4
Cow dung* 1.1 9.5
Molasses 3.5 33.4
Press Mud* 0.1 0.6
Bagasse* 0.6 2.7
*On dry weight basis
Table 1: Total soluble sugar and total soluble protein content of the extracts of the waste nutrient sources.