The potency of a novel fermented unripe banana powder as a functional immunostimulatory food ingredient
A large quantity of imported unripe green banana of low quality is discarded, resulting in substantial waste of cropped resources. A novel banana powder (Banafine®) from unripe Cavendish bananas was formulated by α-amylase and protease treatments followed by yeast fermentation. Banafine® has a subst...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464620302048 |