The invention relates to a method for producing a solid transformation product of a substrate comprising the following steps: preparing a substrate of biomass comprising carbohydrates and proteinaceous matter that originates from soya bean, rape seed, or mixtures thereof, optionally in further mixture with carbohydrates and proteinaceous matter originating from fava beans, peas, sunflower seeds, lupine, cereals, and/or grasses, mixing said substrate with a live microorganism or a combination of live microorganisms, which live microorganism or mixture of live microorganisms is not live yeast, and adding water in an amount which provides an initial incubation mixture having a water content from 30 to 70% by weight, and a ratio of wet bulk density to dry bulk density from 0.60 to 1.45 in the resulting mixture; incubating said initial incubation mixture for 1-240 hours at a temperature of 15-70 C.; and thereafter recovering wet solid transformation product from the incubation mixture; further comprising that the incubating step is performed as a continuous plug-flow process in a vertical, non-agitated incubation tank with inlet means for said mixture and additives and outlet means for said solid transformation product.

This abstract refers to an invention patent, for soy sauce production equipment and process, belonging to the field of the food product production media, such equipment comprised of: first set (100) comprised of: device (1), (2) to feed soybean and corn grains in their natural conditions and blended; cold-press extruder (3), receiving the soybean and corn grain blend in their natural conditions and obtaining homogeneous soy-corn agglomerate (5); size adjustment unit (6), adjusting the homogeneous soy-corn agglomerate 5 size and/or particle size; moisture adjustment unit (7); microorganism inoculation unit (8); and automated stove (9) responsible for the first fermentation for 40.00 to 72.00 hours of the crushed soy-corn mass, with adjusted moisture and inoculated with microorganism, after such fermentation the basic ingredient (koji) is obtained, which is then transferred to the second set (200), with usual construction, which processes the koji until finally obtaining the soy sauce.

The present invention relates to a plant protein fraction from legumes or oil seeds for use in foodstuffs or in feedstuffs and to a process for producing the plant protein fraction. In the process a first protein fraction is separated from comminuted leguminous seeds or oil seeds using a solvent to leave behind a second protein fraction, and a water-containing protein fraction obtained by this fractionating step directly or after addition of water is subjected to treatment with enzymes one or more times, a heating to a temperature>70 C. one or more times, optionally a fermentation one or more times and a pressure and/or shear treatment one or more times. The plant protein fraction produced with the process exhibits a reduced immunoreactivity and has good techno-functional and organoleptic properties.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for producing fermented plant-based compositions, e.g., fermented dairy alternative food products, having cream flavor. The compositions and methods provided herein include bacteria, e.g., Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, useful for producing a ratio of acetaldehyde content to diacetyl content that produces a cream flavor in fermented plant-based compositions. In some embodiments, the bacteria, e.g., Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, decreases acetaldehyde content and/or increases diacetyl content in the fermented plant-based composition. Fermented plant-based compositions, including stored fermented plant-based compositions, produced according to the methods described herein are provided. Also provided are methods for identifying bacteria useful for producing fermented plant-based compositions having cream flavor.

The present invention provides a method for reducing EC precursor, citrulline, in soy sauce by inoculating T. halophilus BBE R23 during soy sauce fermentation. Compared to the control, citrulline and EC in soy sauce prepared with T. halophilus BBE R23 is decreased by 86% and 50%, respectively. Addition of 10.sup.6 CFU/mL T. halophilus BBE R23 also increases volatile flavoring compounds and free fatty acids concentration in the soy sauce product. The present invention provides a method of making soy sauce that not only reduces accumulation of EC precursor citrulline but also improves soy sauce flavor.

According to a manufacturing method of the present invention, Class 2 food allergens can be decomposed even if a protease is not used, and thus a manufacturing cost is inexpensive, and a food composition having a reduced content of Class 2 food allergens can be provided without using salt water which has an effect on the taste. The fermented food composition, obtained by the manufacturing method of the present invention, has a sufficiently reduced content of the Class 2 food allergens, and thus even those who contracts pollinosis or latex allergy can safely take it. The fermented food composition is tasty, and thus it can be used instead of food having the Class 2 food allergens.

The disclosure provides microbial composition and application in reducing biogenic amines, and belongs to the technical field of food processing and manufacturing. The disclosure provides a construction method for an inoculated biogenic amine degrading lactic acid bacteria flora and an application in reducing biogenic amines in cyclic rice steeping and persistently inhibiting invasion of amine producing microorganisms. In the disclosure, a lactic acid bacteria ternary interacting flora that efficiently inhibits invasion of the amine producing microorganisms is constructed. In a rice steeping process in preparation of a brewed product, the lactic acid bacteria ternary interacting flora is inoculated for rice steeping, and a cyclic rice steeping process is improved. The result shows that inoculation of the lactic acid bacteria ternary interacting flora and utilization of the improved rice steeping process may effectively reduce the content of biogenic amines in rice steeping water and completely inhibit invasion of the amine producing microorganisms to realize zero growth of the biogenic amines, thereby creating conditions for the cyclic rice steeping process in mass production in a plant.

The invention relates to preparation of plant-based meat analogue products with Leuconostoc carnosum. Such products can be made by inoculating a composition comprising said bacteria on plant based starting material. The invention also provides use of Leuconostoc carnosum for improving the sensory properties of such products.

The invention relates to a water-soluble fermented pea extract. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in the human and animal nutrition industry as well as in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetics industries.