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Fermentation is one of the oldest forms of food preservation as well as being a precursor of modern biotechnology. Food fermentations are used in many parts of the world and Campbell-Piatt (1987) has documented some 250 categories of these foods and more than 3500 individual products. Preservation by fermentation offers several advantages over other food processing methods. Energy requirements are often lower and the fermentation process may result in desirable changes in texture and flavour. The nutritional value may be improved by the microbial synthesis of vitamins, the reduction in toxic and antinutritional components and the reduction or elimination of food-borne pathogenic bacteria.
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Cook, P.E., Campbell-Platt, G. (1994). Aspergillus and Fermented Foods. In: Powell, K.A., Renwick, A., Peberdy, J.F. (eds) The Genus Aspergillus . Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 69. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0981-7_12
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