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Table 1 Fermented products and health relationship

From: An overview of fermentation in the food industry - looking back from a new perspective

Category

Food matrix

Microorganisms

Influential compound

Health benefits

References

Fermented dairy

Milk

Lactobacillus plantarum PU11

ACE-inhibitory peptides and GABA

Anti-hypertensive

Nejati et al. (2013)

Fermented dairy

Milk

L. lactis NRRL B-50 571, L. lactis NRRL B-50 572

ACE-inhibitory peptides

Hypotensive and heart rate-lowering

Rodríguez-Figueroa et al. (2013)

Fermented dairy

Kefir

Mixed flora

Not specified

Antifungal effect

Gamba et al. (2016)

Fermented plant-based foods

Dosa batter, curd, handva batter, soycurd and fermented cabbage

L. fermentum PH5, PD2

Not specified

Hypocholesterolemic effect

Thakkar et al. (2020)

Fermented dairy

Kule naoto

L. rhamnosus BFE5264 and L. plantarum NR74

Not specified

Reduction in cholesterol absorption in Caco-2 cells

Yoon et al. (2013)

Fermented edible insects

Mealworm and Grasshopper flour

L. lactis (NRRL B-50571, NRRL B-50572

Polyphenolic compounds

Antioxidant and antihypertensive activity

Mendoza-Salazar et al. (2021)

Fermented plant-derived milk

Soy milk

L. rhamnosus C2, C6 and L. casei NCDC 17, 297

Polyphenolic compounds

Antioxidative activity

Subrota et al. (2013)

Fermented dairy

Fermented goat milk with passion fruit by-product

Lactobacillus casei Lc-1, Streptococcus thermophilus TA040

Short chain fatty acids, polyphenolic compounds

Modulation of gut microbiota

Neves Casarotti et al. (2020)

Fermented plant-based foods

Pag-sian-dorng

L. plantarum BCC 47723

Complex glycopolymers and proteins, teichoic acids found in cell surface

Zearalenone removal

Adunphatcharaphon et al. (2021)

Fermented dairy

Cow, Buffalo and goat milk

Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus

Proteolytic enzymes

Casein allergy

Anggraini et al. (2018)

Fermented dairy

Bovine milk

Enterococcus faecalis VB63F

Proteolytic enzymes

Hypoallergenic

Biscola et al. (2016)

Fermented plant-based foods

Peanut pulp

Bacillus natto

Proteolytic enzymes

Hypoallergenic

Jiang et al. (2020)

Fermented plant-based foods

Soybeans

Bacillus subtilis

Proteolytic enzymes

Hypoallergenic

Yang et al. (2020)

Fermented plant-based foods

Myriciaria dubia Mc. Vaugh

L. helveticus (ATCC 12046) and L. plantarum (NCDO 1193)

α-Amylaseα-Glucosidase

Anti-diabetes, hypertension

Fujita et al. (2017)

Fermented plant-based foods

Moringa oleifera

LAB

Not specified

Decreases hepatic adiposity and ameliorates

Glucose intolerance

Joung et al. (2017)

Fermented plant-based foods

Carica papaya, L

Not specified

Papain

protection from the oxidative damage associated with diabetes

Raffaelli et al. (2015)