Fermented seasoning for breadmaking was developed. Using sucrose as a main material, lactic acid bacteria (
Lactobacillus buchneri) and baker's yeast(
Saccharomyces cerevisiae) were cocultivated since antifungal compounds (organic acid and ethanol) were produced by both microbes. After fermentation, both microbes were sterilized, discarded by centrifugation, and a clear supernatant was obtained as a fermented seasoning. Antifungal assay showed that addition of the fermented seasoning to bread was effective in inhibiting germination in
Aspergillus niger,
Penicillium purpurescens and especially
Cladosporium cladosporioides. The bread also was sweet, with umami, sour, moist and suppressed the smell of the flour. Moreover, the fermented seasoning had a softening effect on meat. This seasoning was named "LACTO-ZUCK
(R)" and subsequently commercialized.
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