Fermented foods: definitions and characteristics, impact on the gut microbiota and effects on gastrointestinal health and disease

E Dimidi, SR Cox, M Rossi, K Whelan - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fermented foods are defined as foods or beverages produced through controlled microbial
growth, and the conversion of food components through enzymatic action. In recent years …

Kombucha tea—A double power of bioactive compounds from tea and symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts (SCOBY)

H Antolak, D Piechota, A Kucharska - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Kombucha is a low alcoholic beverage with high content of bioactive compounds derived
from plant material (tea, juices, herb extracts) and metabolic activity of microorganisms …

Current challenges, applications and future perspectives of SCOBY cellulose of Kombucha fermentation

D Laavanya, S Shirkole, P Balasubramanian - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
SCOBY, a biofilm of cellulose containing the symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, is a by-
product of Kombucha tea fermentation. Several studies on the kombucha SCOBY are being …

Understanding kombucha tea fermentation: a review

SA Villarreal‐Soto, S Beaufort, J Bouajila… - Journal of food …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Kombucha is a beverage of probable Manchurian origins obtained from fermented tea by a
microbial consortium composed of several bacteria and yeasts. This mixed consortium forms …

Fermented foods as a dietary source of live organisms

S Rezac, CR Kok, M Heermann, R Hutkins - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The popularity of fermented foods and beverages is due to their enhanced shelf-life, safety,
functionality, sensory, and nutritional properties. The latter includes the presence of …

Starter culture development and innovation for novel fermented foods

MG Gänzle, L Monnin, J Zheng, L Zhang… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Interest in fermented foods is increasing because fermented foods are promising solutions
for more secure food systems with an increased proportion of minimally processed plant …

[HTML][HTML] Kombuchas from green and black teas have different phenolic profile, which impacts their antioxidant capacities, antibacterial and antiproliferative activities

RR Cardoso, RO Neto… - Food research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract UPLC-QTOF-MS E phenolic profile of kombuchas produced from the fermentation
of green tea or black tea at 25° C for 10 days was investigated along with the determination …

[HTML][HTML] Kombucha: Biochemical and microbiological impacts on the chemical and flavor profile

P Bishop, ER Pitts, D Budner… - Food Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fermentation is one of the oldest preservation techniques used by mankind with known
actions of fermentation dating back to several millennia before the common era. From this …

Kombucha

RMD Coelho, AL de Almeida, RQG do Amaral… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Kombucha is a beverage resulting from the fermentation of sweetened tea (Camellia
sinensis) and added to a culture containing a symbiotic consortium of bacteria and yeasts …

Fermented foods: An update on evidence-based health benefits and future perspectives

I Diez-Ozaeta, OJ Astiazaran - Food Research International, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, an unstoppable trend toward minimally processed foods has increased the
popularity of fermented foods as a beneficial nutritional and functional strategy. Within food …