Maitake, Hen of the Woods · 2006 · Patent
Medium relevanceHealth promoting dairy and food products containing mushroom glucan produced through fermentation of Grifola frondosa
Grifola frondosa
Immune supportMetabolic health
Key points
- The present invention deals with the production of food products with a health promoting effect, namely immune modulation in general, and lowering and/or stabilizing blood sugar levels
- The food products concerned comprise polysaccharides from edible or medicinal mushrooms
- These are produced through fermentation instead of conventional cultivation of mushrooms
- Fermentation process can be done either in submerged cultures or in solid-state culture
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Abstract
The present invention deals with the production of food products with a health promoting effect, namely immune modulation in general, and lowering and/or stabilizing blood sugar levels. The food products concerned comprise polysaccharides from edible or medicinal mushrooms. These are produced through fermentation instead of conventional cultivation of mushrooms. Fermentation process can be done either in submerged cultures or in solid-state culture.
Citation
Zhu Yang, Sonnenberg Antonius Silvester Maria, Van Loo Eibertus Nicolaas (2006). Health promoting dairy and food products containing mushroom glucan produced through fermentation of Grifola frondosa.
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