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Layla A, Syed QA, Zahoor T, Shahid M. Investigating the role of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum vs. spontaneous fermentation in improving nutritional and consumer safety of the fermented white cabbage sprouts. Int Microbiol 2024; 27:753-764. [PMID: 37700156 DOI: 10.1007/s10123-023-00426-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Brassicaceae sprouts are promising candidates for functional food because of their unique phytochemistry and high nutrient density compared to their seeds and matured vegetables. Despite being admired for their health-promoting properties, white cabbage sprouts have been least explored for their nutritional significance and behavior to lactic acid fermentation. This study aimed to investigate the role of lactic acid fermentation, i.e., inoculum vs. spontaneous, in reducing intrinsic toxicants load and improving nutrients delivering potential of the white cabbage sprouts. White cabbage sprouts with a 5-7 cm average size were processed as raw, blanched, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum-inoculated fermentation, and spontaneous fermentation. Plant material was dehydrated at 40 °C and evaluated for microbiological quality, macronutrients, minerals, and anti-nutrient contents. The results indicate L. plantarum inoculum fermentation of blanched cabbage sprouts (IF-BCS) to increase lactic acid bacteria count of the sprouts from 0.97 to 8.47 log CFU/g. Compared with the raw cabbage sprouts (RCS), inoculum fermented-raw cabbage sprouts (IF-RCS), and spontaneous fermented-raw cabbage sprouts (SF-RCS), the highest content of Ca (447 mg/100 g d.w.), Mg (204 mg/100 g d.w.), Fe (9.3 mg/100 g d.w.), Zn (5 mg/100 g d.w.), and Cu (0.5 mg/100 g d.w.) were recorded in IF-BCS. L. plantarum-led fermentation of BCS demonstrated a reduction in phytates, tannins, and oxalates contents at a rate of 42%, 66%, and 53%, respectively, while standalone lactic acid fermentation of the raw sprouts reduced the burden of anti-nutrients in a range between 32 and 56%. The results suggest L. plantarum-led lactic acid fermentation coupled with sprout blanching is the most promising way to improve the nutritional quality and safety of the white cabbage sprouts.
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- Anam Layla
- National Institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- National Institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Syrokou MK, Themeli C, Paramithiotis S, Mataragas M, Bosnea L, Argyri AA, Chorianopoulos NG, Skandamis PN, Drosinos EH. Microbial Ecology of Greek Wheat Sourdoughs, Identified by a Culture-Dependent and a Culture-Independent Approach. Foods 2020; 9:foods9111603. [PMID: 33158141 PMCID: PMC7694216 DOI: 10.3390/foods9111603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to assess the microecosystem of 13 homemade spontaneously fermented wheat sourdoughs from different regions of Greece, through the combined use of culture-dependent (classical approach; clustering by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR) and identification by PCR species-specific for Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, and sequencing of the 16S-rRNA and 26S-rRNA gene, for Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) and yeasts, respectively) and independent approaches [DNA- and RNA-based PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE)]. The pH and Total Titratable Acidity (TTA) values ranged from 3.64–5.05 and from 0.50–1.59% lactic acid, respectively. Yeast and lactic acid bacteria populations ranged within 4.60–6.32 and 6.28–9.20 log CFU/g, respectively. The yeast: LAB ratio varied from 1:23–1:10,000. A total of 207 bacterial and 195 yeast isolates were obtained and a culture-dependent assessment of their taxonomic affiliation revealed dominance of Lb. plantarum in three sourdoughs, Levilactobacillus brevis in four sourdoughs and co-dominance of these species in two sourdoughs. In addition, Companilactobacillusparalimentarius dominated in two sourdoughs and Fructilactobacillussanfranciscensis and Latilactobacillus sakei in one sourdough each. Lactococcus lactis, Lb. curvatus, Leuconostoc citreum, Ln. mesenteroides and Lb. zymae were also recovered from some samples. Regarding the yeast microbiota, it was dominated by Saccharomyces cerevisiae in 11 sourdoughs and Pichia membranifaciens and P. fermentans in one sourdough each. Wickerhamomyces anomalus and Kazachstania humilis were also recovered from one sample. RNA-based PCR-DGGE provided with nearly identical results with DNA-based one; in only one sample the latter provided an additional band. In general, the limitations of this approach, namely co-migration of amplicons from different species to the same electrophoretic position and multiband profile of specific isolates, greatly reduced resolution capacity, which resulted in only partial verification of the microbial ecology detected by culture-dependent approach in the majority of sourdough samples. Our knowledge regarding the microecosystem of spontaneously fermented Greek wheat-based sourdoughs was expanded, through the study of sourdoughs originating from regions of Greece that were not previously assessed.
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- Maria K. Syrokou
- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos St., 11855 Athens, Greece; (M.K.S.); (C.T.); (S.P.); (P.N.S.); (E.H.D.)
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos St., 11855 Athens, Greece; (M.K.S.); (C.T.); (S.P.); (P.N.S.); (E.H.D.)
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos St., 11855 Athens, Greece; (M.K.S.); (C.T.); (S.P.); (P.N.S.); (E.H.D.)
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- Department of Dairy Research, Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER”, 3 Ethnikis Antistaseos St., 45221 Ioannina, Greece;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Dairy Research, Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER”, 3 Ethnikis Antistaseos St., 45221 Ioannina, Greece;
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- Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER”, 1 Sof. Venizelou St., 14123 Lycovrissi, Greece; (A.A.A.); (N.G.C.)
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- Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER”, 1 Sof. Venizelou St., 14123 Lycovrissi, Greece; (A.A.A.); (N.G.C.)
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos St., 11855 Athens, Greece; (M.K.S.); (C.T.); (S.P.); (P.N.S.); (E.H.D.)
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos St., 11855 Athens, Greece; (M.K.S.); (C.T.); (S.P.); (P.N.S.); (E.H.D.)
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Keshri J, Krouptiski Y, Abu-Fani L, Achmon Y, Bauer TS, Zarka O, Maler I, Pinto R, Sela Saldinger S. Dynamics of bacterial communities in alfalfa and mung bean sprouts during refrigerated conditions. Food Microbiol 2019; 84:103261. [PMID: 31421775 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2019.103261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Sprouts are considered a healthy ready-to-eat food and has gained popularity in recent years. The objective of the present study was to determine the dynamics of sprouts' microbiome during cold storage to the end of their shelf-life at home. The microbiological quality of fresh alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and mung bean (Vigna radiata) sprouts from two commercial brands was tested and the number of APC ranges from 5.0 to 8.7 log CFU/g in alfalfa and 6.7 to 9.3 log CFU/g in mung bean sprouts. In the case of alfalfa, but not mung beans, there were differences in the mean numbers of APC between the two brands. The number of coliform bacteria ranges from 4.3 to 7.7 log CFU/g in alfalfa and 4.1 to 8.1 log CFU/g in mung bean sprouts. Four independent batches of sprouts were used for DNA preparation and were sampled immediately after purchase and once a week during subsequent storage in refrigerator until the end of their shelf-life. Microbial population of the sprouts was determined using next generation sequencing of 16S rRNA amplicons. Alfalfa sprouts were dominated by Pseudomonas throughout the storage time with relative abundance of >60% at 3 weeks. Fresh mung bean sprouts were dominated by both Pseudomonas and Pantoea, but Pantoea became the dominant taxa after 2 weeks of storage, with >46% of relative abundance. The bacterial communities associated with sprouts were largely dependent on the sprout type, and less dependent on the brand. The species richness and diversity declined during storage and the development of spoilage. Among the 160 genera identified on sprouts, 23 were reported to contain known spoilage-associated species and 30 genera comprise potential human pathogenic species. This study provides new insight into the microbiome dynamics of alfalfa and mung bean sprouts during cold storage.
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- Jitendra Keshri
- Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion, Israel; College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, 91766, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion, Israel; Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, China
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- Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion, Israel; Department of Biochemistry and Food Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion, Israel
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- The Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Kimron Veterinary Institute, P.O. Box 12, Bet Dagan, 50250, Israel
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- Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest and Food Sciences, The Volcani Center, Agriculture Research Organization, Rishon-LeZion, Israel.
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Tinello F, Vendramin V, Barros Divino V, Treu L, Corich V, Lante A, Giacomini A. Co-fermentation of onion and whey: A promising synbiotic combination. J Funct Foods 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Pardali E, Paramithiotis S, Papadelli M, Mataragas M, Drosinos EH. Lactic acid bacteria population dynamics during spontaneous fermentation of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) roots in brine. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 33:110. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-017-2276-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gómez-Rojo EM, Romero-Santacreu L, Jaime I, Rovira J. A novel real-time PCR assay for the specific identification and quantification of Weissella viridescens in blood sausages. Int J Food Microbiol 2015; 215:16-24. [PMID: 26318409 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Weissella viridescens has been identified as one of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) responsible for the spoilage of "morcilla de Burgos". In order to identify and quantify this bacterium in "morcilla de Burgos", a new specific PCR procedure has been developed. The primers and Taqman probe were designed on the basis of a sequence from the gene recN. To confirm the specificity of the primers, 77 strains from the genera Carnobacterium, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Streptococcus, Vagococcus and Weissella were tested by conventional PCR. The specificity of the primers and the correct functioning of the probe was confirmed by performing real-time PCR (qPCR) with 21 W. viridescens strains and 27 strains from other LAB genera. The levels of detection and quantification for the qPCR procedure proposed herein were determined for a pure culture of W. viridescens CECT 283(T) and for "morcilla de Burgos" artificially inoculated with this species. The primers were specific for W. viridescens, with only one product of 91 bp being observed for this species. Similarly, the qPCR reactions were found to be specific, amplifying at a mean CT of 15.0±0.4 only for W. viridescens strains. The limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) for this procedure was established in 0.082 pg for genomic DNA from W. viridescens. With regard to the artificially inoculated "morcilla", the limit of quantification was established in 80 CFU/reaction and the limit of detection in 8 CFU/reaction. Consequently, the qPCR developed herein can be considered to be a good, fast, simple and accurate tool for the specific detection and quantification of W. viridescens in meat samples.
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- Erica M Gómez-Rojo
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, University of Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001, Burgos, Spain.
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- Department of Advanced Materials, Nuclear Technology and Applied Nano/Biotechnology, University of Burgos, Parque Científico, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001, Burgos, Spain.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, University of Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001, Burgos, Spain.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, University of Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, 09001, Burgos, Spain.
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