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. 2016 Jul 5;7:981. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00981

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