Fermented foods have been a part of human diet for almost 10,000 years, and their level of
diversity in the 21st century is substantial. The health benefits of fermented foods have been …

Food-related lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as well as human gut commensals such as
bifidobacteria can de novo synthesize and supply vitamins. This is important since humans …

Probiotic foods are reported to provide several health benefits, as they help in maintaining a
good balance and composition of intestinal flora, and increase the resistance against …

It was mainly the advances in understanding the relationship between nutrition and health
that resulted in the development of the concept of functional foods, which means a practical …

Nutritional recommendations emphasize fruit and vegetable consumption. This is related to
health-benefits associated with bioactive nutritive molecules (nutrients, vitamins, minerals …

The food industry is one of the most important branches of the national economy in Italy and
in the European Union in general, playing a central role for the processing of agricultural …

Consuming fermented foods has been reported to result in improvements in a range of
health parameters. These positive effects can be exerted by a combination of the live …

Actinobacteria constitute one of the largest phyla among Bacteria and represent gram-
positive bacteria with a high G+ C content in their DNA. This bacterial group includes …

Because of their perceived health benefits, probiotics have been incorporated into a range
of dairy products, including yoghurts, soft-, semi-hard and hard cheeses, ice cream, milk …

Fermented foods represent an important segment of current food markets, especially
traditional or ethnic food markets. The demand for efficient utilization of agrowastes, together …