Abstract:
Culturally modified lactic acid bacterial cells containing a porphyrin compound and their use in a novel method of reducing the oxygen content in a food and feed product or starting material is provided and means of improving the shelf life and/or quality of such products by using the culturally modified bacterial cells. Such culturally modified cells are useful in the manufacturing of a food and a feed product and for the manufacturing of metabolites produced by modified cells.
Abstract:
A method for making at least 2 kg (dry weight) of a lactic acid bacteria composition formulated with from 1% to 50% of ascorbate or ascorbic acid (w/w−dry matter) as antioxidant, wherein the pH is controlled so 3≦pH≦8 during at least the majority of the fermentation process by addition of a base not comprising NH3 (ammonia).
Abstract:
Culturally modified lactic acid bacterial cells containing a porphyrin compound and their use in a novel method of reducing the oxygen content in a food and feed product or starting material is provided and means of improving the shelf life and/or quality of such products by using the culturally modified bacterial cells. Such culturally modified cells are useful in the manufacturing of a food and a feed product and for the manufacturing of metabolites produced by modified cells.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a lactic acid bacteria strain which results in a high mechanical shear resistance of the products fermented with the strain and to bacteria strains obtainable by such a method. Furthermore, the present invention relates to lactic acid bacteria strains which results in a high resistance towards mechanical shear treatment of the products fermented with the strains or mutants and variants thereof. The improved stability of the texture can be measured as reduced sedimentation in drinking yoghurt applications and reduced syneresis in set-type yoghurt applications. Thus, the present invention also relates to methods for preparation of a fermented milk product, such as a yoghurt, with such lactic acid bacteria strains and to such fermented milk products.
Abstract:
A method for production of an alcoholic beverage with reduced content of alcohol involving treating unfermented beverage starting solution with glucose oxidase and glucose isomerase.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for reducing the concentration of pathogenic organisms such as Listeria spp. in fermented food products. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a food material, (ii) mixing said food material with a starter culture, (iii) mixing the food material with at least one adjunct culture in form of a bacteriocin-producing Pediococcus species, (iv) subjecting the mixture provided in step (iii) to a fermentation process, said fermentation process being conducted at conditions that are sub-optimal for growth of the bacteriocin-producing Pediococcus species in order to provide a limited acidification and allow for a high production of bacteriocin, and obtain a fermented food product. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of bacteriocin-producing Pediococcus species as an adjunct culture for securing microbial safety of fermented food products.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for producing a fermented milk product with enhanced gel stiffness, wherein a polysaccharide producing Lactobacillus strain is used.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising probiotic bacteria that regulate expression of key components involved in diet-induced insulin resistance for ameliorating or preventing diet-induced insulin resistance. The use of the probiotic strain and/or a fraction of said strain and/or metabolite of said strain for the manufacture of a medicament or a food or feed product to ameliorate diet-induced insulin resistance and help to obtain optimal body weight of a mammal is disclosed. Preferably, the composition comprises at least one probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus strain and/or a fraction of said strain and/or metabolite of said strain for ameliorating or preventing diet-induced insulin resistance, said composition characterized by up-regulating expression of the ANGPTL4 gene encoding for FIAF in the intestine, down-regulating expression of the Elovl6 gene in the intestine as well as down-regulating expression of the SCD1 gene in skeletal muscles of a mammal, and wherein the probiotic strain is selected from the group of strains consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus strain LA-5 (DSM13241).
Abstract:
A method for the preparation of carminic acid lakes, novel carminic acid lake compositions and their uses in foods, such as yogurt, fruit preparations, beverages, other miscellaneous food products that may need a stable red color, and in cosmetics.
Abstract:
A device for the continuous dosage of frozen starter cultures into a liquid fermentation medium is provided. The device comprises a fermentation unit and a container for the thawing of the starter cultures. It further comprises means of retaining the frozen cultures inside the thawing container while allowing the culture in liquid form to feed into a circuit for continuously feeding the fermentation medium to be inoculated. Furthermore, a method of dosing a frozen inoculant into a liquid fermentation medium is also described.