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2 years, 7 months ago about Fermentation

What is the function of the fungus Aspergillus in the making of soy sauce?

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opher | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Soy beans and wheat, from which soy sauce is made, have somewhat hard to digest proteins, as well as starch and oils. Aspergillus oryzae is a culture used in the process of making soy sauce. During a three day incubation period the Aspergillus breaks down starches, proteins, and oils into easier-to-digest simple sugars, amino acids, and fatty acids (see http://www.panix.com/~clay/cookbook/bin/show_ingredient.cgi?soy-sauce where you can find a full description of the process, and much more). For an image see http://www.foodprocessing-technology.com/projects/kikkoman/kikkoman2.html .

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edwardclint | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Fungus Aspergillus is used as an enzyme in making of soy sauce.

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"Microbes make compounds called enzymes that we use in making hundreds of products. These enzymes can be get from bacteria for making soy sauce, soda, beer, wine, cheese, infant formula, chewing gum, leather goods, paper, laundry detergent, and even the stone-washed look on blue jeans. Such as, fungi (Aspergillus niger) make large quantities of enzymes, some of which are used to turn animal hides into leather goods. Fungus Aspergillus oryzae and Kluyveromyces lactis produce lactase, an enzyme that breaks down lactose, enabling people with lactose intolerance to drink milk."

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