Fermentation
Fermentation: What’s Old Is New Again.
Humans have been fermenting food since the Neolithic age, and, thanks to French microbiologist Louis Pasteur, we know that living organisms initiate fermentation. Today, we know very well that fermentation not only helps us to make cheese, bread, and sourdough, but it also helps to keep us alive.
Fermentation is one of the oldest ways of conserving food that we have. The fact that it makes food delicious is just a bonus. And with Probioform, a living liquid, you’ll get an excellent fermentation starter — it fact, fermentation starts instantly. This is one of the ways to check how effective your probiotic product really is.
What Is Fermentation, Actually?
The Science Behind The Chemical Process Of Fermentation
When we say fermentation, it is similar to anaerobic respiration. Oxygen is absent during the process of anaerobic respiration, and this process of fermentation leads to the production of organic molecules such as lactic acid. Lactic acid also leads to ATP, and this is the total opposite of the process of respiration that uses pyruvic acid.
How Does The Fermentation Process Take Place?
The process of fermentation is completed in the presence of beneficial microorganisms like bacteria, yeast and molds, as well as the absence of oxygen. The microbes obtain their energy through fermentation. In fact, some yeast cells, like Saccharomyces cerevisiae, prefer fermentation when enough sugar is available.
During the process of fermentation, the beneficial microbes break down the starches and sugars into acids and alcohols. This entire process makes food more nutritious and makes it possible for the people to store it for a longer time without spoiling it. The products obtained by the process of fermentation deliver the necessary enzymes for digestion. Humans are born with a countable number of enzymes, and these enzymes decrease with age. The fermented food requires enzymes to break them down, and it also aids in pre-digestion.
The Main Types Of Fermentation
Lactic Acid Fermentation:
Ethyl Alcohol Fermentation:
Acetic Acid Fermentation:
The Stages Of Food Fermentation
Acetic Acid Fermentation:
Secondary Fermentation:
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The Benefits Of Fermentation
The best thing about fermented food is that it is rich in beneficial microorganisms called probiotics. These probiotics maintain a healthy gut, and they can extract nutrients from food.
A healthy human has a balance and high diversity of microbes within themselves. There are more than 1,000 different types of bacteria in the gut, but it only takes a small number of bacterial types to present in higher numbers than normal to cause issues and diseases like:
Fermentation increases the minerals and vitamins in food and makes them more available for absorption. It enhances folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, and biotin, and it increases vitamins B, C and K. This fermented food has lactic acid, enzymes and probiotics, which facilitate the absorption of minerals and vitamins into the body.
Neutralization of anti-nutrients such as phytic acid (present in seeds, grains, legumes and nuts) is also possible with the help of fermentation. These phytates make fat, proteins and starches indigestible.
Fermented food creates an acidic environment in which pathogens don’t do well, and probiotics also help the immune system.
The difference between probiotics and fermented food
Probiotics are the subset of fermented food that must contain the live microorganisms at the time of consuming it. The main reason for having these live organisms in these products is to perform the fermentation process inside the human intestine such as converting cabbage into kimchi and milk into yogurt or cheese. Probiotics always come with health benefits. It is clear now that not all probiotics come in the form of fermented food, and not all fermented food qualifies as probiotics.
The Benefits Of Probiotics:
Some common benefits of probiotics are the reduction or elimination of:
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Infectious diarrhea
- Diarrhea caused by antibiotics
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Probiotic Supplements
Consumers get a satisfaction that the supplement contains living microorganisms.
These supplements contain micronutrients, vitamins, antioxidants, polyunsaturated fatty acids, certain bioactive peptides, and so forth.
These probiotic supplements contain the metabolism products of friendly bacteria like acidic acid and lactic acid. These acids inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria and confer their health benefits to their host.
Probiotic supplements are also a very good source of vitamins, especially the B-group and vitamin K.
Fermentation And Probioform
Byproducts In Probioform
Conclusion
Probioform works because it has naturally enclosed nature’s brilliant supporters — live bacteria.
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