Although enzyme inhibitors tend to be heat stable, there are numerous reports that their levels are also
reduced during fermentation of grains (1).
Not exact matches
The
fermentation process of making yogurt further
reduces the amount of these substances by digesting them
during incubation.
During fermentation yeast produces a significant amount of this product, which then has to be
reduced before the product is sold.
When compared to raw cacao beans, the concentration of procyanidin C1 compounds was shortened in about a half
during the
fermentation process, and it was further
reduced to roughly 10 %
during the roasting process.
While antioxidant effects due to the presence of procyanidin C1 compounds can still be detected in cacao products, the study showed that raw cacao beans possess a higher amount of beneficial compounds, many of which are significantly transformed or
reduced in potency
during the
fermentation and roasting processes.
This fact opens the possibility that, at least in part, colonic
fermentation of indigestible carbohydrates could be a further mechanism involved in
reduced glycemia
during the second meal.