The microbial food revolution

AE Graham, R Ledesma-Amaro - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Our current food system relies on unsustainable practices, which often fail to provide healthy
diets to a growing population. Therefore, there is an urgent demand for new sustainable …

Fermented foods, health and the gut microbiome

NK Leeuwendaal, C Stanton, PW O'toole, TP Beresford - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Microbial fermentation and its role in quality improvement of fermented foods

R Sharma, P Garg, P Kumar, SK Bhatia, S Kulshrestha - Fermentation, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fermentation processes in foods often lead to changes in nutritional and biochemical quality
relative to the starting ingredients. Fermented foods comprise very complex ecosystems …

The contribution of fungi to the global economy

AGT Niego, C Lambert, P Mortimer, N Thongklang… - Fungal Diversity, 2023 - Springer
Fungi provide ecological and environmental services to humans, as well as health and
nutritional benefits, and are vital to numerous industries. Fermented food and beverage …

Mapping the sustainable development goals relationships

LM Fonseca, JP Domingues, AM Dima - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development addresses humanity's aspiration for a better life while observing
the limitations imposed by nature. In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly approved …

Microbiome assembly in fermented foods

NL Louw, K Lele, R Ye, CB Edwards… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
For thousands of years, humans have enjoyed the novel flavors, increased shelf-life, and
nutritional benefits that microbes provide in fermented foods and beverages. Recent …

Bioactive peptides from food fermentation: A comprehensive review of their sources, bioactivities, applications, and future development

KF Chai, AYH Voo, WN Chen - Comprehensive Reviews in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bioactive peptides (BPs) are specific protein fragments that exert various beneficial effects
on human bodies and ultimately influence health, depending on their structural properties …

Fermentative foods: Microbiology, biochemistry, potential human health benefits and public health issues

C Voidarou, M Antoniadou, G Rozos, A Tzora… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fermented foods identify cultures and civilizations. History, climate and the particulars of
local production of raw materials have urged humanity to exploit various pathways of …

Fermented foods and gastrointestinal health: underlying mechanisms

A Mukherjee, S Breselge, E Dimidi, ML Marco… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Although fermentation probably originally developed as a means of preserving food
substrates, many fermented foods (FFs), and components therein, are thought to have a …

Fermentation of cereals and legumes: Impact on nutritional constituents and nutrient bioavailability

JA Adebo, PB Njobeh, S Gbashi, AB Oyedeji… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fermented food products, especially those derived from cereals and legumes are important
contributors to diet diversity globally. These food items are vital to food security and …