Table 1.

Bioactive metabolites found in fermented foods and their activity.

Bioactive	Micro-Organism	Associated Fermented Food	Therapeutic Effect	References
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibiting peptides	Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus R0011 and Lacticaseibacillus helveticus R0389	Fermented milk	Anti-hypertensive	[103]
Short-chain fatty acids	Various LAB and Bifidobacterium	Various fermented food products	Inhibits colorectal cancer	[100]
Kefiran	Lacticaseibacillus kefiranofaciens	Kefir	Inhibits cancer	[104]
γ-aminobutyric acid	Monascus spp	Red mould rice	Inhibits neurodegenerative diseases	[105]