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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Main Authors: Kenji Horie, Md Saddam Hossain, Sayo Morita, Yugweng Kim, Atsushi Yamatsu, Yosuke Watanabe, Eriko Ohgitani, Osam Mazda, Mujo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464620302048