Lactic acid is a versatile organic acid with applications spanning food preservation, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and the production of biodegradable plastics. It is chiefly produced by microbial ...

Lactic acid is a versatile organic acid with widespread applications in food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and biodegradable plastics. Industrial lactic acid production is dominated by microbial ...

While most pickling requires a vinegar base, Hungarian sun pickles use natural elements to create zesty, crunchy cucumbers ...

The World Institute of Kimchi (hereinafter "WiKim") (Acting Director Dr. Choi, Hak-Jong) announced that it had identified the origin source of lactic acid bacteria involved in the fermentation of ...

This is my third time visiting Asuka Village. It was recently decided that it would be registered as a World Heritage site, ...

Fermentation is the enzyme-catalyzed, metabolic process by which food-borne microbes break down and convert molecules such as glucose into metabolites, compounds that determine the quality and ...

Last time, we talked about how fermentation is a "process of change." This time, we will take a look at the characters ...

Lactic acid bacteria are critical to the dairy, food processing, and nutrition industries. Used as probiotics, flavour compounds, and starter cultures for fermented foods such as yogurt, the bacteria ...

Mannitol, the six-carbon sugar alcohol prized as a low-calorie, diabetic-friendly sweetener, has long been made in factories ...

Think of fermentation less as a preservation technique and more as a transformation. When microorganisms like lactic acid ...

In Germany, Direvo Industrial Biotechnology announced that it reached an important milestone in developing a consolidated bioprocess for lactic acid production from lignocellulose. Up until now, there ...