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- Title
Growth-Promoting Effect of Cava Lees on Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains: A Potential Revalorization Strategy of a Winery By-Product.
- Authors
Hernández-Macias, Salvador; Comas-Basté, Oriol; Jofré, Anna; Bover-Cid, Sara; Latorre-Moratalla, M. Luz; Vidal-Carou, M. Carmen
- Abstract
The growing trend of circular economy has prompted the design of novel strategies for the revalorization of food industry by-products. Cava lees, a winery by-product consisting of non-viable cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae rich in β-glucans and mannan-oligosaccharides, can be used as a microbial growth promoter, with potential food safety and health applications. The aim of this study was to assess in vitro the effect of cava lees on the growth of 21 strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) species commonly used as starter cultures and/or probiotics. Firstly, 5% of cava lees was selected as the most effective amount for enhancing microbial counts. After screening different LAB, statistically significantly (p < 0.05) higher microbial counts were found in 12 strains as a consequence of cava lees supplementation. Moreover, a greater and faster reduction in pH was observed in most of these strains. The growth-promoting effects of cava lees on LAB strains supports the potential revalorization of this winery by-product, either to improve the safety of fermented products or as a health-promoting prebiotic that may be selectively fermented by probiotic species.
- Subjects
LACTIC acid bacteria; PREBIOTICS; WINERIES; MICROBIAL growth; FOOD safety
- Publication
Foods, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 7, p1636
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods10071636