Table olives are widely produced and consumed in the Mediterranean area. The production of table olives is mainly based on spontaneous fermentations, which may have several drawbacks (e.g., the development of undesirable microorganisms; organoleptic defects) compared to fermentative processes driven by starter cultures (typically lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, or their combinations). Studies on the effect of starter cultures have been mainly focused on some technological traits (e.g., acidifying capability, the degradation of phenolic compounds, metabolite production) and, to a lesser extent, on the dynamics of olive microbiota during fermentation. Recently, the application of Amplicon Targeted—High-Throughput Sequencing (AT–HTS) has enabled improvement of the knowledge on the composition and evolution of microbial communities during fermentations, including the role of starter cultures. The AT–HTS approaches used so far, however, have several constraints (e.g., poor investigation of mycobiota and metabolically active microorganisms) that do not allow a full understanding of the complex microbial interactions occurring in fermented olives. The aim of this review is to provide insights into the role of starter cultures in fermented olives and highlight the need to apply, as for other fermented foods, integrated “omics” approaches to predict and exploit their metabolic potential to improve the final properties of products.
Starter Cultures for the Production of Fermented Table Olives: Current Status and Future Perspectives
Giavalisco, Marilisa;Lavanga, Emanuela;Ricciardi, Annamaria;Zotta, Teresa
2024-01-01
Abstract
Table olives are widely produced and consumed in the Mediterranean area. The production of table olives is mainly based on spontaneous fermentations, which may have several drawbacks (e.g., the development of undesirable microorganisms; organoleptic defects) compared to fermentative processes driven by starter cultures (typically lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, or their combinations). Studies on the effect of starter cultures have been mainly focused on some technological traits (e.g., acidifying capability, the degradation of phenolic compounds, metabolite production) and, to a lesser extent, on the dynamics of olive microbiota during fermentation. Recently, the application of Amplicon Targeted—High-Throughput Sequencing (AT–HTS) has enabled improvement of the knowledge on the composition and evolution of microbial communities during fermentations, including the role of starter cultures. The AT–HTS approaches used so far, however, have several constraints (e.g., poor investigation of mycobiota and metabolically active microorganisms) that do not allow a full understanding of the complex microbial interactions occurring in fermented olives. The aim of this review is to provide insights into the role of starter cultures in fermented olives and highlight the need to apply, as for other fermented foods, integrated “omics” approaches to predict and exploit their metabolic potential to improve the final properties of products.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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