Consuming fermented foods has been reported to result in improvements in a range of
health parameters. These positive effects can be exerted by a combination of the live …

Bioactive peptides are encrypted within the primary structure of food proteins where they
remain inactive until released by enzymatic hydrolysis. Once released from the parent …

The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a safety pre‐
assessment within EFSA for microorganisms. Strains belonging to QPS taxonomic units (TU …

Fermented foods represent an important segment of current food markets, especially
traditional or ethnic food markets. The demand for efficient utilization of agrowastes, together …

Bioactive peptides have been identified in a range of foods, including plant, milk and
muscle, eg, beef, chicken, pork and fish muscle proteins. Bioactive peptides from food …

Milk has evolved as a complete food for the mammalian nourishment of its young. However,
research is unveiling an ever-accumulating range of bioactivities associated with milk …

Background Gut lactobacilli can affect the metabolic functions of healthy humans. We tested
whether a 1500 kcal/d diet supplemented with cheese containing the probiotic Lactobacillus …

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Lactobacillus casei 01 on quality parameters of
Minas Frescal cheese and to investigate the hematological and clinical effects of its regular …

Kefir has a long tradition in human nutrition due to its presupposed health promoting effects.
To investigate the potential contribution of bioactive peptides to the physiological effects of …

Current studies of human gut microbiome usually do not consider the special functional role
of transient microbiota, although some of its members remain in the host for a long time and …