Table of Contents

General: history and origins of fermented foods - economic growth and potential market of products and foods using fermentations. Theoretical: yeast fermentation; lactic and other fermentations; fermentation processes of starters; interaction ofmicro-organisms in dough fermentations. Production of starters: bakers yeasts, commercial types; commercial and retail starters in germany; commercial starters in France; commercial starters in Spain; commercial starters in USA. Application of starters inbaking and food technology: starters in wheat breads and products; starters in rye breads and products; starters in miscellaneous grain and mixed grain breads and products; starters for production of fermented foods; nutritional effects of fermentations.