Starter cultures for plant-based vegan fermented products

According to what criteria should the starter cultures to be used in the production of plant based vegan fermented products (eg. yoghurt) be selected ? Which b…

  1. Food R&D Emeritus reply

    The are mostly lactobacteria that are used in vegetable fermentation,but slightly different from yogurt culture...

  2. İlhami DEMİRCİ reply

    Firstly thanks sir. Achieving high viscosity and acceptable sensory properties is difficult in plant based production. How can I make improvements in the fermentation phase ? Are…

  3. Food R&D Emeritus reply

    If you read the book Handbook of food fermentation there are lots of topics there related to your interests...

  4. Michael Bryanton reply

    You won't get the texture through fermentation alone. You will need to use a hydrocolloid to adjust.

  5. RoyTAMU88 reply

    Depends on the substrate. I've used soy based yogurt as a starter for soy yogurt. Might work for nut milks as well.

  6. alex949 reply

    Companies like Christian Hansen and Danisco have vegan starter culture ranges for vegan yoghurts. They're a mix of meso/thermophillic lactic acid bacteria. They have ranges that a…