FERMENATED FOODS AND ACTIVE MICRO ORGANISMS FOR

FERMENTATION PROCESS

Acknowledgment
First of all, I want to express my great appreciation to Dr. Firew T. for inviting and instructing me
to prepare this very interesting paper. Secondly, to my class mates who help me in editing and
correcting to the contents of my Paper. Finally, I want to express my special thanks for Addis
Ababa Science and Technology University for providing free internet access.

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Table of Contents
Acknowledgment ........................................................................................................................................... I
Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2
List of figures ................................................................................................................................................ 3
List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................ 3
1 Fermented Foods and Active Microorganisms for Fermentation Process ............ Error! Bookmark not
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1.1 Introduction .................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.2 Objectives of the paper .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.3 Overview of fermented foods ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.4 Types of fermented foods .............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.5 Fermented Foods and Health Benefits ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.5.1 Probiotic as Functional Food ................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.5.2 Antioxidant activity................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.5.3 Maintenance and restoration of normal intestinal balance ..... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.5.4 Antitumorigenic activities and decreasing risk of cancer ...... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.5.5 Immunomodulating activities ................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
2 Sour cream ............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2 Types of sour cream ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2.1 Traditional or regular sour cream........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2.2 Reduced fat sour cream .......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2.3 Non-fat sour cream................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.3 Sensory Characteristics of sour cream ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.4 Utilization ...................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.5 Fermentation .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.6 Active Microorganisms during the Fermentation Process of sour cream ..... Error! Bookmark not
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2.7 Gel Formation .............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.8 Stabilizers....................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

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2.9 Processing Line of sour cream ....................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.10 Nutritional value ............................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11 Health Benefits of Sour cream ....................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.1 Bone health ............................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.2 Cardiac muscles ..................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.3 Maintain cells ......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.4 Treat Alzheimer’s .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.5 Promotes growth .................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.6 Digestive health...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.7 Eye health............................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.8 Immunity power ..................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.9 Hair health .............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.11.10 Skin health ......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.12 Shelf Life ....................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.13 Sensory defects in sour cream ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.13.1 Flavor ..................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.13.2 Body and Texture ................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Conclusion ..................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Recommendation ........................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
References ...................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

List of figures
Figure 1 Process flow chart of typical sour cream process. ........................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

List of Tables
Table 1 Examples of Stabilizer and Other Ingredients Used in Sour Cream . Error! Bookmark not defined.

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