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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 3, Pages 592-601Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA MICROBIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjm.2016.11.006
Keywords
Yeast; Saccharomyces; Lactobacillus; Apple; MALDI-TOF; Biospeckle Laser; Vineger
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
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Thr aim of this study was to develop a kefir apple-based vinegar and evaluate this fermentation process using new methodology with Biospeckle Laser. Brazilian kefir grains were inoculated in apple must for vinegar production. In this study, the microbial community present in kefir, and correspondent vinegar, was investigated using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/ Ionization -Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) technique. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Acetobacter pasteurianus and Acetobacter syzygii were the microbial species identified. S. cerevisiae, L. plantarum, A. pasteurianus and A. syzygii were found in smaller quantities at the beginning of the alcoholic fermentation, but were found throughout the alcoholic and acetic fermentation. Kefir grains were able to utilize apple must as substrate to produce ethanol, and acetic acid. Acetate, volatile alcohols and aldehydes in the vinegar-based kefir were also produced. The yield of acetic acid in the kefir vinegars was similar to 79%. The acetic acid concentration was similar to 41 gL(-1), reaching the required standard for the Brazilian legislation accepts it as vinegar (4.0% aceticacid). Kefir vinegar showed good acceptance in the sensory analysis. The technology proposed here is novel by the application of immobilized-cell biomass (kefir grains) providing amixed inocula and eliminating the use of centrifuge at the end of the fermentative process. This step will save energy demand and investment. This is the first study to produce applevinegar using kefir grains. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.
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