Experts agree on new global definition of 'fermented foods' (IMAGE)

International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics

Experts agree on new global definition of 'fermented foods'

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Only recently, with the availability of new scientific techniques for analyzing the nutritional properties and microbiological composition of fermented foods, have scientists begun to understand exactly how the unique flavors and textures are created and how these foods benefit human health. Interdisciplinary scientists have come together to create the first international consensus definition of fermented foods, published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

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Dean Kaylan

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