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Starter Cultures for Kimchi Fermentation

2015; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 25; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4014/jmb.1501.01019

1738-8872

Mo-Eun Lee, Ja-Young Jang, Jong‐Hee Lee, Hae-Woong Park, Hak-Jong Choi, Tae-Woon Kim,

Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Kimchi is a traditional Korean vegetable product that is naturally fermented by various microorganisms present in the raw materials.Among these microorganisms, lactic acid bacteria dominate the fermentation process.Natural fermentation with unsterilized raw materials leads to the growth of various lactic acid bacteria, resulting in variations in the taste and quality of kimchi, which may make it difficult to produce industrial-scale kimchi with consistent quality.The use of starter cultures has been considered as an alternative for the industrial production of standardized kimchi, and recent trends suggest that the demand for starter cultures is on the rise.However, several factors should be carefully considered for the successful application of starter cultures for kimchi fermentation.In this review, we summarize recent studies on kimchi starter cultures, describe practical problems in the application of industrial-scale kimchi production, and discuss the directions for further studies.