Review Article

Lactobacillus plantarum with Functional Properties: An Approach to Increase Safety and Shelf-Life of Fermented Foods

Table 2

Lactobacillus plantarum strain mediated fermented food products.

Fermented foods Fermentable substrate/sourceIdentified Lb. plantarum strain Special features/application Reference

Traditional fermented foods
Chourico+-Lb. plantarum DSMZ 12028Inducing proinflammatory responseCammarota et al. [29]
TofuChinese fermented dairyLb. plantarum C88Antioxidant activityLi et al. [30]
FufuCassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) flourLb. plantarum strain 6710Protein-fortified productRosales-Soto et al. [31]
White (Baek) kimchiChinese cabbage without chiliLb. plantarum HAC01New probiotic developmentPark et al. [3]
Fermented table olivesSpanish-style green olivesLb. plantarum B282Adhesion and antiproliferative effects of colorectal cancer cellsSaxami et al. [32]
Acid beansVigna unguiculataLb. plantarum ZDY2013EPSZhang et al. [33]
Kimchi Chinese cabbageEnriched with Lb. plantarum Ln4Probiotic effectSon et al. [34]
KimchiBaechu (napa cabbage)Lb. plantarum wikim 18 (KFCC 1188P)Probiotic effectJung et al. [35]
Korean kimchi Lb. plantarum LBP-K10Antimicrobial activityKwak et al. [36]
Cabbage pickle Korean cabbageCell-free supernatant of Lb. plantarum NTU 102Effective against
V. parahaemolyticus BCRC 12864 and Cronobacter sakazakii BCRC 13988
Lin and Pan [9]
Chicken sausageMinced meatLb. plantarumAntioxidant activityYadav, [37]
Millet (Pennisetum glaucum)Lb. reuteri, Lb. plantarum, and Lb. acidophilusEnhanced nutrient qualities, shelf-life, and antioxidant potentialsAdedire et al. [38]
Pickled cabbage CabbageLb. plantarum ATCCI 4917-Turpin et al. [39]

Novel fermented foods
Fermented oat food-Lb. plantarum UFG9; Lb. plantarum B2Increased riboflavin (VitB2) concentrationRusso et al. [40]
Fermented soymilk SoybeanLb. plantarum TWK10Antimelanogenic property
Pinot noir wine (Patagonian red wines)-Lb. plantarum ATCC 14917Malolactic starter cultures
Brizuela et al. [41]
FRGEKorean ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer)Lb. plantarum KCCM 11613PAntioxidant activityJung et al. [42]
Litchi juiceLitchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)Spray drying of probiotic bacteria (Lb. plantarum MTCC 2621) with prebioticsStimulated the digestive systemKalita et al. [43]
Bread-Lb. plantarum P8Improved baking conditions and storageZhang et al. [44]

FRGE: fermented red ginseng extract; EPS: exopolysaccharide. (FOS), inulin, gum arabic, and pectin. dry fermented sausage. alcoholic beverage of Nigeria.