Table 7.
Examples of mixed lactic, acetic acid and alcoholic fermented fruit beverages in Africa.
Fermented food product | Country | Fruit and vegetable | Fermentation | Microorganisms | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agadagidi | Nigeria | Plantain | Alcoholic | Saccharomyces, Leuconostoc, and Streptococcus. Bacillus and Micrococcus | Sanni, 1989 |
Cashew wine | Nigeria | Cashew | Alcoholic | Unknown | – |
Cocoa wine | Nigeria | Cocoa | Alcoholic | Unknown | – |
Palm wine Emu or oguro | Africa | Palm sap | Lactic, later alcoholic and acetic acid | Lactobacillus plantarum, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Fructobacillus durionis, and Streptococcus mitis. Acetic acid bacteria. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Arthroascus, Issatchenkia, Candida, Trichosporon, Hanseniaspora, Kodamaea, Schizosaccharomyces, Trigonopsis, and Galactomyces. | Faparusi and Bassir, 1972; Ehrmann et al., 2009; Ouoba et al., 2012 |
Uruaga | Kenya | Banana | Alcoholic and lactic | Unknown | – |
Ulansi | East and South Africa | Bamboo | Alcholic and lactic | Unknown | – |
Muratina | Kenya | Sausage tree fruit (Kigelia africana) | Alcholic and lactic | Uknown | – |