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US 12,584,099 B2Granted
Method for preparing cultures of lactic acid bacteria
AssigneeChr. Hansen A/S
InventorsNeda Faraghiparapari, Marie Penderup Jensen, Jakub Kovacs, Anisha Goel
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Abstract
Microbial starter cultures. More specifically, a method for preparing a microbial culture such as a lactic acid bacteria (LAB) starter culture wherein at least one microbial strain such as a lactic acid bacteria and at least one inactivated yeast strain is inoculated in a culture medium.
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A method for obtaining a vegetarian-compliant microbial culture, said method comprising the steps of:
- (i) culturing a microbial strain in a culture medium under aeration to obtain a fermentate,
- (ii) harvesting the microbial strain from the fermentate to obtain the microbial culture;
- wherein the culture medium comprises an inactivated yeast strain;
- wherein the culture medium does not comprise a non-vegetarian heme source;
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- wherein the inactivated yeast strain is in the form of lysed yeast cell extract.
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