Increased folate production levels in Lactobacillus fermenting melon juice
AssigneeStichting Top Institute Food and Nutrition
InventorsHenderikus Bernardus Albertus Wegkamp, Filipe Branco dos Santos, Eilt Johannes Smid, Jeroen Hugenholtz
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of food, feed and food supplements comprising high folate levels, whereby the folate is produced by fermentation of Lactobacillus strains on melon fruit extract. Methods for increasing folate production of Lactobacillus strains are also provided.
Claims10
A method for producing a medium fermented by Lactobacillus with increased total folate levels, comprising the following steps:
- (a) preparing a fermentation medium from all or a part of an extract of Cucumis melo melon fruit;
- (b) inoculating said fermentation medium with bacteria of one or more folate producing Lactobacillus strains;
- and
- (c) allowing fermentation to take place,
- thereby producing said fermented medium with increased total folate levels.
The method according to claim l wherein said melon fruit extract is melon juice.
A method for producing a medium fermented by Lactobacillus with increased total folate levels, comprising the following steps:
- (a) preparing a fermentation medium from all or a part of an extract of Cucumis melo melon fruit;
- (b) inoculating said fermentation medium with bacteria of one or more folate producing Lactobacillus strains;
- and
- (c) allowing fermentation to take place, thereby producing said fermented medium with increased total folate levels,
- (d) killing or inactivating the bacteria in the medium and/or removing the bacteria from the medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.