Specialty Robusta Market Opportunities

Andrew Hetzel

“Familiarity breeds contempt.”

“Familiarity breeds demand.”

Flavor Profile

North American / European

• Molasses

• Milk

• Butter

• Vanilla

• Soy

• Rice

• Sesame

• Scallion (green onion)

Asian

Soluble Coffee Consumption

• Russia

• North America

• Producing Countries

Organic Acids

From: Microb Cell Fact. 2011; 10(Suppl 1): S5.

Published online 2011 August 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-10-S1-S5

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Table 1

Examples of acid-fermented foods in Asia

Product Country Major ingredients Microorganisms Appearance/ usage

Rice-wine/beer

Takju Korea rice, wheatLactic acid bacteria Saccharomycescerevisiae

Turbid liquid

Tapuy Philippine rice, glutinous rice

Sacchromyces, Mucor, Rhizopus,Aspergilus Leuconostoc Lb. plantarum

Sour, sweet liquid, paste

Brem bali Indonesia glutinous rice Mucor indicus, CandidaDark brown liquid souralcoholic

Acid-leavened bread/noodle

IdliIndiaSri Lanka

riceblack gum

L. mesenteroides S. faecalis

steamed cake

Puto Philippines riceL. mesenteroides

steamed cake

Streptococcus faecalis

Kichuddok Korea rice yeast steamed cake

Mungbean China mungbean L. mesenteroides noodle

StarchNoodle

Thailand, Korea,Japan

Lb. casei, Lb. cellobiosus Lb. fermenti

Khanomjeen Thailand riceLactobacillus sp. Streptococcus sp.

noodle

Fermented vegetable

Kimchi KoreaKorean cabbage, radish, variousvegetables, salt

L. mesenteroides Lb. brevis, Lb. plantarum

salad, side dish

Dhamuoi Vietnam cabbage, vegetableL. mesenteroides Lb. plantarum

salad, side dish

Dakguadong Thailand mustard leaf Lb. plantarum salad, salt side dish

Burongmustala

Philippines mustardLb. brevis Pediococcus cerevisiae

salad, side dish

Fermented fish and meat

Sikhae Koreasea water fishcooked millet, salt

L. mesenteroides Lb. plantarum

side dish

Narezushi Japansea water fishcooked millet, salt

L. mesenteroides Lb. plantarum

side dish

Burong-isda Philippinesfresh water fish rice,salt

Lb. brevis, Streptococcus sp.

side dish

Pla-ra Thailandfresh water fish salt,roasted rice

Pediococcus sp. side dish

Balao-balao Philippine shrimp, rice, saltL. mesenteroides P. cerevisiae

condiment

shrimp, salt

Kungchao Thailand sweetened rice P. cerevisiae side dish

Nham Thailand pork, galic, salt, riceP. cerevisiae, Lb. plantarum Lb. brevis

pork meat in banana leaves

Nem-chua Vietnam pork, salt, cooked ricePediococcus sp. Lactobacillus sp.

sausage

Application

Consumption

Flavor Familiarity Application

Korea

TaiwanS.E. Asia

Russia

AustraliaN.Z.

Switzerland

U.S.A. Italy

Nordic

Japan

China

India

GermanyFrance

U.K.

Brazil

C. America

Middle East

Baltic