Tear grass fermentation product, and process
AssigneeJapan Natural Food Co. Ltd.
InventorYoshihide Hagiwara
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Abstract
A product of fermentation of the water extract of tear grass with a Lactobacillus strain, and foods and feeds comprising said fermentation product. The fermentation product containing useful ingredients of tear grass can be produced by inoculating a Lactobacillus strain in a culture medium containing the water extract of tear grass, and subjecting it to lactic fermentation.
Claims5
A fermentation product consisting essentially of the product of fermentation of the water extract of tear grass, or said extract and at least one member selected from the group consisting of animal milks, condensed milk, skim milk, whey, juices of green leaves of barley, a dried product thereof, starch, lactose, sucrose, yeast extract, malt extract, fruit juices and water extracts of cereal germ, with a Lactobacillus strain.
A process for producing a fermentation product containing active ingredients of tear grass, which comprises inoculating a Lactobacillus strain in a culture medium containing the water extract of tear grass, and subjecting it to lactic fermentation for a period of time sufficient to produce the desired product.
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