An expert panel was convened in September 2019 by The International Scientific
Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to develop a definition for fermented foods …

Fermented foods are often erroneously equated with probiotics. Although they might act as
delivery vehicles for probiotics, or other 'biotic'substances, including prebiotics, synbiotics …

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 …

Probiotics are viable microbial species, which are ingested for the purpose of altering the
gastrointestinal flora in a manner, which confers health benefits. Currently available …

Fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir and sauerkraut have been part of the human diet
throughout history and have gained attention in recent years due to their immense health …

Fermented foods have been a well-established part of the human diet for thousands of
years, without much of an appreciation for, or an understanding of, their underlying microbial …

In December 2016, a panel of experts in microbiology, nutrition and clinical research was
convened by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics to review …

Abstract In 2019, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
(ISAPP) convened a panel of experts specializing in nutrition, microbial physiology …

Highlights•Fermentation can enhance or alter nutritive and health-modulating properties of
food constituents.•Microbes in fermented foods introduce new compounds to the foods that …

For a subject area of science, medicine and commerce to be so recently defined and
investigated, few can compare to probiotics for the controversy they have incited. Barely a …