Fungi used in Food & Beverage Production*

Fungi used in Food & Beverage Production* Product Type Miscellaneous Industrial Products

Fungal Species Saccharomyces cereveciae Aspergillis niger Aspergillus niger Aspergillus sp.

Raw Material

used in preparation of softcenter candies, eg cordial cherries citric acid

beer wine sake brandy

agave soybeans

natural fermentation natural fermentation natural fermentation fermentation & distillation fermentation & distillation fermentation & distillation fermentation & distillation fermentation fermentation

soybeans

fermentation

soy sauce

coffee beans

fermentation

dough

fermentation

used to help remove berry skin and flavor the bean CO2 production to cause dough to rise

starches

starches

Penicillium notatum Penecillium notatum

corn starch solution

Fusarium moniliforme Penicillium roqueforti

corn starch solution milk curd

Penicillium candidum & P. camemberti Alcoholic Saccharomyces sp. Beverages

milk curd germinated grain (malt) fruit juice rice fruit juice grain mash molasses potatoes

Asian Foods

Coffee

Aspergillus oryzae, A. soyae, Saccharomyces rouxii, Candida etchellsii Aspergillus soyae, A. oryzae, Saccharomyces rouxii, Candida versatilis Saccharomyces sp.

Bakery Saccharomyces sp. Products *some processes also use bacterial species

Commercial Product

synthesis of enzyme, invertase aerobic metabolism produce alpha-dgalactosidase enzyme synthesis of amylase enzymes synthesis of pectinase enzymes aerobic metabolism synthesis of enzyme, glucose oxidase aerobic synthesis production of blue pigment aerobic metabolism

Aspergillus sp.

Cheeses

Process

enzyme suppresses methane production in humans =Beano© used for bread making & textile fibers clarification of fruit juices penicillin used to remove oxygen from canned fruits, dried milk and other products plant hormone-gibberellin Roquefort cheese Bri, Camembert and Limburger cheeses

whiskey rum vodka tequila Miso