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Review
. 2023 Jun;78(2):261-269.
doi: 10.1007/s11130-023-01077-3. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

Bitter Peptides in Fermented Soybean Foods - A Review

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Bitter Peptides in Fermented Soybean Foods - A Review

Shaoping Jiang et al. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Fermented soybean foods with a long history are popular worldwide because of rich nutrition. However, many traditional fermented soybean foods have unacceptable bitterness, which mostly comes from the bitter peptides produced from the hydrolysis of soybean proteins. In this review, the bitter peptides in fermented soybean foods is briefly reviewed. The structural properties of bitter receptors and bitter peptides were reviewed. Bitterness is perceived through the binding between bitter compounds and specific sites of bitter receptors (25 hTAS2Rs), which further activate the downstream signal pathway mediated by G-protein. And it converts chemical signals into electrical signals, and transmit them to the brain. In addition, the influencing factors of bitter peptides in fermented soybean foods were summarized. The bitterness of fermented soybean foods primarily results from the raw materials, microbial metabolism during fermentation, unique techniques, and interactions of various flavor compounds. Moreover, the structure-bitterness relationship of bitter peptides was also discussed in this review. The bitterness degree of the bitter peptide is related to the polypeptide hydrophobicity, amino acids in the peptide, peptide molecular weight and polypeptide spatial structure. Studying the bitter peptides and their bitter characteristics in fermented soybean foods is beneficial for improving the sensory quality of fermented soybean foods and prompting more consumers accept them.

Keywords: Bitter peptides; Bitter receptors; Fermented soybean foods; Influence factors; Structure-bitterness relationship.

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