Foods (Oct 2021)

Lipase Addition Promoted the Growth of <i>Proteus</i> and the Formation of Volatile Compounds in <i>Suanzhayu</i>, a Traditional Fermented Fish Product

  • Cuicui Jiang,
  • Mengyang Liu,
  • Xu Yan,
  • Ruiqi Bao,
  • Aoxue Liu,
  • Wenqing Wang,
  • Zuoli Zhang,
  • Huipeng Liang,
  • Chaofan Ji,
  • Sufang Zhang,
  • Xinping Lin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10112529
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 11
p. 2529

Abstract

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This work investigated the effect of lipase addition on a Chinese traditional fermented fish product, Suanzhayu. The accumulation of lactic acid and the decrease of pH during the fermentation were mainly caused by the metabolism of Lactobacillus. The addition of lipase had little effect on pH and the bacterial community structure but promoted the growth of Proteus. The addition of lipase promotes the formation of volatile compounds, especially aldehydes and esters. The formation of volatile compounds is mainly divided into three stages, and lipase had accelerated the fermentation process. Lactobacillus, Enterococcus and Proteus played an important role not only in inhibition of the growth of Escherichia-Shigella, but also in the formation of flavor. This study provides a rapid fermentation method for the Suanzhayu process.

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