The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in oligosaccharides and isoflavone aglycone content in soymilk during fermentation with commercial kefir culture. Soymilk was fermented with kefir culture at 25 °C for 30 h. The counts of lactic acid bacteria, Lactococcus lactis, Leuconostoc sp and yeasts; measurements of pH, acidity, α-galactosidase and β-glucosidase activity, sugar and isoflavone contents were performed at the intervals of time. In the fermented soymilk, the lactic acid bacteria counts increased from 7.6 log to 9.1 CFU g(-1), pH reached to 4.9 and lactic acid reached 0.34 g 100 g(- 1). The α-galactosidase was produced (0.016 AU g(-1)) with 100% raffinose and 92% stachyose hydrolysis being observed after the depletion of galactose, glucose and sucrose. Kefir culture produced β-glucosidase (0.0164 AU g(-1)), resulting in 100% bioconversion of glycitin and daidzin and 89% bioconversion of genistin into the corresponding aglycones. The fermented soymilk presented 1.67 μmol g(-1) of daidzein, 0.28 μmol g(-1) of glicitein and 1.67 μmol g (-1) of genistein.
The objective of this work was to optimize a fermented soy product formulation with kefir and soy, oat and wheat fibers and to evaluate the fiber and product characteristics. A simplex-centroid mixture design was used for the optimization. Soymilk, soy, oat and wheat fiber mixtures, sucrose and anti-foaming agent were used for the formulation, followed by thermal treatment, cooling and the addition of flavoring. Fermentation was performed at 25 °C with a kefir culture until a pH of 4.5 was obtained. The products were cooled, homogenized and stored for analysis. From the mathematical models and variables response surface and desirability an optimal fermented product was formulated containing 3% (w/w) soy fiber. Compared with the other formulations, soy fermented product with 3% soy fiber had the best acidity, viscosity, syneresis, firmness and Lactococcus lactis count.
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