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Microbial Fermentation and Its Role in Quality Improvement of Fermented Foods

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Sharma, Ranjana, Garg, Prakrati, Kumar, Pradeep, Bhatia, Shashi Kant, Kulshrestha, Saurabh·2020·Fermentation

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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.

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Authors
Sharma, R., Garg, P., Kumar, P., Bhatia, S. K., & Kulshrestha, S.
Affiliations
  • Shoolini University (IN)
  • Konkuk University (KR)
Corresponding author
Kulshrestha, Saurabh
Venue
Fermentation
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-11-06
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
106
ISSN
2311-5637 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3096329444
Cited by
824
References
145
Citations by year
2026: 139 · 2025: 239 · 2024: 178 · 2023: 150 · 2022: 75 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 1
FWCI
43.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Fermentation (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
National Mission on Himalayan Studies (GBPNI/NMHS-2018-19/HSF27-05/156)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food and Agricultural Sciences
Keywords
microbial fermentation, fermented foods, food quality, food stability, antioxidants, bioactive peptides, probiotic properties, antimicrobial activity, antinutritional factors, food toxins, microbial communities, storage conditions, sensory properties

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