Functional yeast starter cultures for cocoa fermentation

C Díaz‐Muñoz, L De Vuyst - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The quest to develop a performant starter culture mixture to be applied in cocoa fermentation
processes started in the 20th century, aiming at achieving high‐quality, reproducible …

Yeasts as producers of flavor precursors during cocoa bean fermentation and their relevance as starter cultures: a review

HG Gutiérrez-Ríos, ML Suárez-Quiroz… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the fermentation of cocoa beans, the yeasts produce volatile organic compounds
(VOCs). Through reactions associated with amino acid metabolism, yeasts generate …

[HTML][HTML] An in-depth multiphasic analysis of the chocolate production chain, from bean to bar, demonstrates the superiority of Saccharomyces cerevisiae over …

C Díaz-Muñoz, D Van de Voorde, E Tuenter… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hanseniaspora opuntiae is a commonly found yeast species in naturally fermenting cocoa
pulp-bean mass, which needed in-depth investigation. The present study aimed at …

Microbial ecology and functional coffee fermentation dynamics with Pichia kudriavzevii

SR Shankar, HP Sneha, I Prakash, M Khan, PK HN… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Specialty coffee can be developed by the application of explicit microorganisms or starters to
obtain desired fermentation. In the present study, natural fermentation (NF) of Arabica coffee …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalization of pre-gelatinized Urad bean fermented by Saccharomyces cerevisiae MK-157 as a fat replacer and its impact on physico-chemical …

SA Ali, SMG Saeed, M Sohail, MF Elkhadragy… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reduction of saturated fats in baked products has become an important unit operation in
the food industry due to the consumers' demand for healthy foods low in saturated fat. In this …

Forastero and Criollo cocoa beans, differences on the profile of volatile and non-volatile compounds in the process from fermentation to liquor

D Velásquez-Reyes, J Rodríguez-Campos… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Cocoa bean fermentation is an important process because during this process, aroma
compounds are produced, the astringency decreases, and the embryo dies. The …

Reduction in the cocoa spontaneous and starter culture fermentation time based on the antioxidant profile characterization

CR Balcázar-Zumaeta, AJ Pajuelo-Muñoz… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
In current systems, the fermentation spontaneous process produces fermented beans of
heterogeneous quality due to the fermentation time. This study demonstrated that the …

[HTML][HTML] A novel approach to improve the nutritional value of black gram (Vigna mungo L.) by the combined effect of pre-gelatinization and fermentation by …

SA Ali, SMG Saeed, U Ejaz, MN Baloch, M Sohail - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
An economical technique to obtain functional black gram flour was investigated, with
reduced anti-nutritional factors, increased antioxidants, and improved technological …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal dynamic during apricot wine spontaneous fermentation and aromatic characteristics of Pichia kudriavzevii for potential as starter

Y Chen, J Qi, H Yang, X Lei, J Jiang, Y Song, Y Qin… - Food Chemistry: X, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial activity during spontaneous fermentation in alcoholic beverages have driven in
developing the chemical and aromatic characteristic of products but not clear in apricot …

Flavor precursors and volatile compounds improvement of unfermented cocoa beans by hydrolysis using bromelain

K Purbaningrum, C Hidayat, LD Witasari, T Utami - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cocoa fermentation is an essential process that produces flavor precursors. However, many
small farmers in Indonesia directly dry their cocoa beans without fermentation due to low …