Enhancing the functional properties of soymilk residues (okara) by solid-state fermentation with Actinomucor elegans

ABSTRACT In this study, the food-grade fungal strain DCY-1 was isolated from Chinese traditional fermented soymilk residues (okara) and identified as Actinomucor elegans. The novel strain was used in the solid-state fermentation (SSF) of okara to improve their functional properties. Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) analyses showed that okara proteins were degraded into peptides during fermentation. SSF okara showed high antioxidant activities, which included reducing power, ferrous ion-chelating activity, and scavenging effect of DPPH, ABTS, and hydroxyl radicals. Compared with the control, the antioxidant activities mentioned above increased by 4.29, 2.32, 3.45, 1.55, and 1.63-fold, respectively. SSF okara also showed a significantly higher ACE-inhibitory activity (61.17% ± 0.94%) at the end of fermentation. Therefore, SSF can be employed as a valuable process to obtain bioactive ingredients from okara, which would encourage their utilization in the formulation of value-added functional foods.

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