A genuine bioeconomy.
The Almond Board of California is committed to new uses of almond coproducts that can support California in creating a genuine bioeconomy where every by-product is an input for another valuable product. Research is investigating how components of almond hulls and shells can be transformed to provide value to other industries.
Just as when you transform a raw egg into a plate of scrambled eggs for breakfast, by changing the properties of coproducts using heat, fermentation, extraction and other processes, their components become valuable for alternative uses. Current research is exploring using almond hull and shell components as a growing medium for mushroom cultivation, producing feed sources for poultry and aquaculture, soil amendments for almonds and other crops, strengthening post-consumer recycled plastics, creating fuel–and even for brewing beer.