title: Plant-based Paste Fermented by Lactic Acid Bacteria and Yeast: Functional Analysis and Possibility of Application to Functional Foods.
abstract: A plant-based paste fermented by lactic acid bacteria and yeast (fermented paste) was made from various plant materials. The paste was made of fermented food by applying traditional food-preservation techniques, that is, fermentation and sugaring. The fermented paste contained major nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids), 18 kinds of amino acids, and vitamins (vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, B12, E, K, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, and folic acid). It contained five kinds of organic acids, and a large amount of dietary fiber and plant phytochemicals. Sucrose from brown sugar, used as a material, was completely resolved into glucose and fructose. Some physiological functions of the fermented paste were examined in vitro. It was demonstrated that the paste possessed antioxidant, antihypertensive, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy and anti-tyrosinase activities in vitro. It was thought that the fermented paste would be a helpful functional food with various nutrients to help prevent lifestyle diseases.
authors.affiliation: Functional Food Creation Research Institute, 1056-7 Tsudaka, Kita-ku, Okayama 701-1152, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Science, Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University, 111 Soja, Okayama 719-1197, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University, 1-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidehiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Okayama University of Science, 1-1 Ridai-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-0005, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishihara
keywords: fermentation; functional food; lactic acid bacteria; yeast
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