Safety and Microbiological Quality

• Main Author: Montet, Didier (auth)
• Other Authors: Remize, Fabienne (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; tiger nuts; n/a; table olives; medium-chain fatty acids; nutritional value; microbial lipids; Bifidobacterium spp.; Lactic Acid Bacteria; free radical scavenging; viability; anti-carcinogenic; technological characteristics; fermented papaya preparation (FPP); beverage; product development; predictive microbiology; sea buckthorn; Carica papaya; fungicide; stuck fermentation; reconstituted milk; L. rhamnosus GG; antioxidant; growth parameters; horchata; pesticide; microbiology; culture optimization; fresco culture; yeast; PCA; quality; Asian countries; Probiotics; traditional; shelf life; lactic fermentation; Mucor circinelloides; fermentation; anti-diabetic; Enterococcus spp.; alcoholic fermentation; Shigella; oxidative stress; wine
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The safety and microbiological quality of fermented foods covers complementary aspects of such products. Food fermentation is primary intended to improve food preservation, thereby modifying food properties. However, the management of chemical and microbiological hazards is a leading aspect for innovative processing in this domain. Similarly, microbiological quality in fermented foods is of peculiar importance: all microorganisms with a positive effect, including probiotic bacteria, fermentative bacteria, Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts, can be relevant. The fitness of pro-technological microorganisms impacts nutritional quality, but also sensory properties and processing reliability. This book provides a broad view of factors which determine the safety and microbiological quality of fermented foods. A focus is made on the interconnection between starter properties and the expectations related to a probiotic effect. All chapters underline the involvement of fermented foods towards better resource management and increasing food and nutritional security, especially in developing countries.