Microbial Fermentation and Its Role in Quality Improvement of Fermented Foods

Fermentation processes in foods often lead to changes in nutritional and biochemical quality relative to the starting ingredients. Fermented foods comprise very complex ecosystems consisting of enzymes from raw ingredients that interact with the fermenting microorganisms’ metabolic activities. Ferme...

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Published inFermentation (Basel) Vol. 6; no. 4; p. 106
Main Authors Sharma, Ranjana, Garg, Prakrati, Kumar, Pradeep, Bhatia, Shashi Kant, Kulshrestha, Saurabh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published MDPI AG 01.12.2020
Subjects
biochemical changes
enzymes
fermenting microorganisms
food fermentation
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Summary:Fermentation processes in foods often lead to changes in nutritional and biochemical quality relative to the starting ingredients. Fermented foods comprise very complex ecosystems consisting of enzymes from raw ingredients that interact with the fermenting microorganisms’ metabolic activities. Fermenting microorganisms provide a unique approach towards food stability via physical and biochemical changes in fermented foods. These fermented foods can benefit consumers compared to simple foods in terms of antioxidants, production of peptides, organoleptic and probiotic properties, and antimicrobial activity. It also helps in the levels of anti-nutrients and toxins level. The quality and quantity of microbial communities in fermented foods vary based on the manufacturing process and storage conditions/durability. This review contributes to current research on biochemical changes during the fermentation of foods. The focus will be on the changes in the biochemical compounds that determine the characteristics of final fermented food products from original food resources.
ISSN:2311-5637
2311-5637
DOI:10.3390/fermentation6040106