YAO SU,YU Xue-jian,BAI Fei-rong,CAO Yan-hua,ZHAO Ting,ZHAI Lei,LIU Yang,GE Yuan-yuan,CHENG Kun,FENG Hui-jun,LING Kong,SHI Xiao-meng,WANG Yong-fang,ZHANG Xiao-xia,CHENG Chi
Food and Fermentation Industries.
2017, 43(9):
238.
Microbial food cultures are important resources of the traditional fermented food industry.In this review,the references related to functional strains from Chinese traditional fermented foods such as dairy,baijiu,tea,soy sauce,vinegar,sufu and pickle were gathered and analyzed.The scientific criteria for evaluation of microbial food cultures were summarized.The first inventory of microbial species used in Chinese traditional fermented foods was proposed,which contained 30 genera and 75 species,including 42 bacteria,12 yeasts,and 21 filamentous fungi.After analyzing the functions of microbial food cultures during the key fermentation processes,the main functions of microbial food cultures were producing flavor substances and functional enzymes,improving the nutritional value,inhibiting competitive microbes,and improving the food texture,which aimed to provide scientific basis for improving the management of microbial food cultures in China.