Journal
FOOD BIOSCIENCE
Volume 41, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2021.100998
Keywords
Antioxidants; Aspergillus niger; Camellia sinensis var. assamica; Fermented tea; Fungal-based fermentation; Lanna people; Lactic acid bacteria
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Funding
- Chiang Mai University
- National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
- TRF Distinguished Research Professor Award [DPG6080002]
- Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. (RGJ) Programme [PHD/0137/2560]
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The microbial community in Miang, an ethnic fermented tea from northern Thailand using Camellia sinensis var. assamica, was studied during a 10-day filamentous fungi growth-based process. The study found that filamentous fungi, yeast, and lactic acid bacteria were the main microbial populations, with Aspergillus niger being the predominant fungus. Organic acids and bioactive compounds identified in Miang were found to impact the quality of the tea.
The microbial community in ethnic fermented tea, Miang prepared from Camellia sinensis var. assamica in northern Thailand was investigated during the 10 days of a filamentous fungi growth-based process (FFP) using both culture-dependent and culture-independent techniques. During the aerobic phase (days 1-3), filamentous fungi were visually observed growing on steamed tea leaves during which yeast and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) viable cell numbers substantially increased up to 108 and 109 CFU/g Miang, respectively, and became the main microbial population both in semi-submerged fermentation (SSF) and submerged fermentation (SMF) processes. Next generation sequencing indicated the high diversity of the filamentous fungal population in the initial stage of aerobic fermentation. Aspergillus niger was the predominant fungus on day 3 and was the most important microbe in association with yeast, LAB and Bacillus sp. in both the SSF and SMF processes. Pectinases, beta-mannanase and cellulases were mainly found during the aerobic fermentation phase, suggesting they were important during fermentation. The organic acids found in Miang were acetic, gallic, glucuronic, lactic, oxalic and succinic acids, while FFP Miang showed similar bioactive compounds including total tannin, total flavonoids and total polyphenols with both SSF and SMF processes. However, SMF resulted in higher antioxidant activity than SSF, while the hardness of both was similar. This study showed an important product processing platform for assessing the relationship between microbes, biotransformation and also functional metabolites accumulated in Miang fermented using the FFP.
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