Lactic Acid Bacteria: Food Safety and Human Health Applications
Ibrahim, Raphael D Ayivi, Rabin Gyawali, Albert Krastanov, Sulaiman O Aljaloud, Mulumebet Worku, Reza Tahergorabi, Roberta Claro da Silva, Salam A . 2020
Research on lactic acid bacteria has confirmed how specific strains possess probioticproperties and impart unique sensory characteristics to food products. The use of probiotic lacticacid bacteria (LAB) in many food products, thus confers various health benefits to humans whenthey are frequently consumed in adequate amounts. The advent of functional food or the conceptof nutraceuticals objectively places more emphasis on seeking alternatives to limit the use ofmedications thus promoting the regular consumption of fermented foods. Probiotic use has thusbeen recommended to fulfill the role of nutraceuticals, as no side effects on human health havebeen reported. Probiotics and lactic acid bacteria can boost and strengthen the human immunesystem, thereby increasing its resistance against numerous disease conditions. Consumer safetyand confidence in dairy and fermented food products and the desire of the food industry to meetthe sensory and health needs of consumers, has thus increased the demand for probiotic startercultures with exceptional performance coupled with health benefiting properties. The potentialof probiotic cultures and lactic acid bacteria in many industrial applications including fermentedfood products generally affects product characteristics and also serves as health-promoting foodsfor humans. The alleviation of lactose intolerance in many populations globally has been one ofthe widely accepted health claims attributed to probiotics and lactic acid bacteria, although manydiseases have been treated with probiotic lactic acid bacteria and have been proven with scientificand clinical studies. The aim of our review was to present information related to lactic acid bacteria,the new classification and perspectives on industrial applications with a special emphasis on foodsafety and human health
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