The present invention provides a novel lactic acid bacterium having antioxidant and anti-aging functions and a dementia alleviation effect, and more specifically, provides Lactobacillus pentosus var. plantarum C29 KCCM11291P and Lactobacillus curvatus C3 KCCM430009. In addition, the present invention provides an antioxidant and anti-aging pharmaceutical composition and a dietary supplement containing the Lactobacillus pentosus var. plantarum C29 KCCM11291P or Lactobacillus curvatus C3 KCCM430009 of the present invention as an active ingredient, and a composition for preventing or treating dementia and a dietary supplement for preventing or alleviating dementia, containing Lactobacillus pentosus var. plantarum C29 KCCM11291P or Lactobacillus curvatus C3 KCCM430009 as an active ingredient. Additionally, the present invention provides a composition for preventing or treating dementia, containing a fermentation composition, as an active ingredient, fermented by Lactobacillus pentosus var. plantarum C29 KCCM11291P or Lactobacillus curvatus C3 KCCM430009.

Plant-based yogurt products having a high protein content without the unpleasant taste associated with a high protein contact from the plant-based protein source are disclosed herein. Particularly disclosed are plant-based yogurt products including macadamia nut butter to mask the unpleasant taste of pea protein powder used in the yogurt products to provide high protein content.

The present invention is situated in the field of food technology. The invention more specifically relates to a cream substitute wherein the milk or dairy-derived components, e.g. the milk protein component has been replaced by intact pulse protein. The invention further provides cream substitute products such as whipped cream, culinary cream, ice cream and milk dessert substitute as well as methods for producing these.

The present disclosure relates to a non-dairy fermented water kefir base composition and methods of making and/or using the non-dairy fermented water kefir base composition to produce nutritional products, such as food and beverage products.

The present disclosure relates to a plant-based non-dairy fermented base composition and methods of making and/or using the plant-based non-dairy fermented base composition to produce nutritional products, such as food and beverage products, particularly food, snack, and/or beverage products.

The present disclosure relates to non-dairy fermented food products and methods of making non-dairy fermented food products. In particular, methods are disclosed for making non-dairy fermented food products using pea protein and having a desired texture without the use of added stabilizers.

There is provided a soy whey-derived beverage comprising 12-30 mg/L free soy isoflavones. There is also provided a method for forming the soy whey-derived beverage comprising: providing soy whey; adding a microorganism to the soy whey; and fermenting the soy whey at a predetermined temperature and period of time. In various embodiments, the beverage has an alcohol content of <0.5% by volume or >0.5% by volume or a total isoflavone content of >20 mg/L. In a preferred embodiment, the microorganism is a yeast and/or the beverage is preferably wine.

Provided are food products that are derived from non-animal sources that have one or more of the following: color, taste, nutritional content, and other qualities similar to those of dairy products and/or other types of food products. Also provided are processes for production of such dairy-like food products and/or other types of food product analogs.

Methods of making food-grade plant protein compositions are provided. The methods use pulses, such as yellow peas, and flours derived therefrom. The methods utilize an acid precipitation on an aqueous solution of water-soluble pulse proteins, separation of the water-soluble pulse proteins into curds that include precipitated pulse proteins and an acid whey that includes unprecipitated pulse proteins, including albumin proteins, and removing pulse proteins from the acid whey.

The invention concerns a sweetened strained fermented dairy product comprising a dairy material, at least one steviol glycoside, at least one additive selected from a polysaccharide of fructose units and a salt. The product may further comprise a lactase enzyme.