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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Main Authors: Aynadis Tamene, Kaleab Baye, Christèle Humblot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022008143