Folate content of a staple food increased by fermentation of a cereal using selected folate-producing microorganisms
Folate deficiencies are widespread in Africa due to predominantly cereal-based diets. The objective of this work was to test the feasibility of using folate-producing microorganisms to increase folate content of tef injera, a traditional Ethiopian fermented staple food. To this end, a strain of Lact...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-05-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022008143 |