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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Multifunctional Applications of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Enhancing Safety, Quality, and Nutritional Value in Foods and Fermented Beverages.

Christian Kosisochukwu Anumudu, Taghi Miri, Helen Onyeaka

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christian Kosisochukwu AnumuduSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2374-0178
Taghi MiriSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2428-1332
Helen OnyeakaSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3846-847X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) have garnered significant attention in the food and beverage industry for their significant roles in enhancing safety, quality, and nutritional value. As starter cultures, probiotics, and bacteriocin producers, LAB contributes to the production of high-quality foods and beverages that meet the growing consumer demand for minimally processed functional and health-promoting food products. Industrial food processing, especially in the fresh produce and beverage sector, is shifting to the use of more natural bioproducts in food production, prioritizing not only preservation but also the enhancement of functional characteristics in the final product. Starter cultures, essential to this approach, are carefully selected for their robust adaptation to the food environment. These cultures, often combined with probiotics, contribute beyond their basic fermentation roles by improving the safety, nutritional value, and health-promoting properties of foods. Thus, their selection is critical in preserving the integrity, quality, and nutrition of foods, especially in fresh produce and fruits and vegetable beverages, which have a dynamic microbiome. In addition to reducing the risk of foodborne illnesses and spoilage through the metabolites, including bacteriocins they produce, the use of LAB in these products can contribute essential amino acids, lactic acids, and other bioproducts that directly impact food quality. As a result, LAB can significantly alter the organoleptic and nutritional quality of foods while extending their shelf life. This review is aimed at highlighting the diverse applications of LAB in enhancing safety, quality, and nutritional value across a range of food products and fermented beverages, with a specific focus on essential metabolites in fruit and vegetable beverages and their critical contributions as starter cultures, probiotics, and bacteriocin producers.

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bacteriocinsfood qualityfood safetylactic acid bacteriaprobioticsstarter cultures

Identifiers

PMID39682785
PMCPMC11640447

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