ReviewNature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology2021
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods.
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- A scoping review of the health effects of fermented foods in specific human populations and their potential role in precision nutrition: current knowledge and gaps.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of fermented foods consumption on gastrointestinal wellbeing in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of prospective evidence linking non-alcoholic fermented food consumption with lower mortality risk.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Terrestrial Animal Source Foods and Health Outcomes for Those with Special Nutrient Needs in the Life Course.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of HY7602-Fermented Deer Antler Extract on Selected Muscle-Related Outcomes and Fermentation-Associated Metabolomic Profiles.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Trial
- Effects of gochujang formulations on menopausal symptoms and gut microbiota in postmenopausal women: an 8-week randomized, double-blind trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Trial
- Evaluating the Role of Postbiotics in the Modulation of Human Oral Microbiota: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Trial
- Modulating the human gut microbiome and health markers through kombucha consumption: a controlled clinical study.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Targeting the gut-bone axis in osteoporosis: probiotic interventions and other microbiota-based therapeutic strategies.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Fermented food microbiome: influence on oral and gut microbiota, and human health.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
- In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion and Gut Fermentation of Atlantic Forest Fruit-Flavored Kombucha: Gut Microbiota Dynamics and Bioactive Compound Bioaccessibility.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2026Article
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- Fermented protein foods as modulators of the gut-muscle axis: mechanisms, evidence, and future directions.Communications biology · 2026Review
- Refeeding the Gut in Anorexia Nervosa: Microbiome, Nutritional Rehabilitation and Dietetic Care.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Foods as Modulators of GLP-1 Secretion.Nutrients · 2026Review
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- Consumer Perceptions and Behaviors Toward Fermented Foods: Insights From a Canadian Survey.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Niche Construction: A Rational Engineering Strategy for Regulating Microbial Assembly to Enhance Flavor and Bioactivity of Fermented Foods.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Ethnogeographic Distribution of Nigerian Fermented Foods and the Prospects for Bioeconomy Improvements.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Safety and Effectiveness of Probiotic Preparations: A Contemporary Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
An expert panel was convened in September 2019 by The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to develop a definition for fermented foods and to describe their role in the human diet. Although these foods have been consumed for thousands of years, they are receiving increased attention among biologists, nutritionists, technologists, clinicians and consumers. Despite this interest, inconsistencies related to the use of the term 'fermented' led the panel to define fermented foods and beverages as "foods made through desired microbial growth and enzymatic conversions of food components". This definition, encompassing the many varieties of fermented foods, is intended to clarify what is (and is not) a fermented food. The distinction between fermented foods and probiotics is further clarified. The panel also addressed the current state of knowledge on the safety, risks and health benefits, including an assessment of the nutritional attributes and a mechanistic rationale for how fermented foods could improve gastrointestinal and general health. The latest advancements in our understanding of the microbial ecology and systems biology of these foods were discussed. Finally, the panel reviewed how fermented foods are regulated and discussed efforts to include them as a separate category in national dietary guidelines.
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