| abstract |
The present invention provides a method for regulating fermentation of organic material, such as cocoa beans and pulp, comprising adding to the organic material compositions comprising at least one strain of lactic acid bacteria and/or acetic acid bacteria, and optionally further comprising at least one strain of yeast. The invention further discloses novel and/or inventive bacterial strains useful in such method, and composition containing such bacteria. Use of these starter cultures and compositions permits to obtain faster fermentation processes, fermentatations with targeted population dynamics and succession of microorganisms, and fermentations with targeted levels of both desirable and undesirable metabolites. |