Food Industry Research and Development Institute

Food Industry Research and Development

Han-Ken Chen

Chii-Cherng Liao

Jinn-Tsyy Lai

Fwu-Ling Lee

Hsu-Chou Hsiao

Chung-Liang Chu

Ting-Sheng Lu

Fwu-Lin Lee

Shu-Fen Lu

Fang-Yi Cheng

Chin-Chu Ho

A method for producing stinky brine for use in production of stinky tofu and a fermentation broth used therefore is provided. The method for producing stinky brine includes steps of inoculating a fermentation broth with microflora for producing the stinky brine. The fermentation broth includes at least 85&#x2dc;153 g/L of tryptone and 15&#x2dc;27 g/L of soytone, which may further include a trace amount of glucose, sodium chloride, dipotassium phosphate or a combination thereof.

Method for producing stinky brine for use in production of stinky tofu and fermentation broth used therefor

A technique for producing microbial cellulose is provided, including: preparing a liquid medium for microbial cultivation in a container; horizontally rotating multiple hollow tubes that are fitted together or separated from one another, so that each of the hollow tubes is alternately partially immersed in the liquid medium and partially exposed above the horizontal surface of the liquid medium; wherein each of the hollow tubes has a rough outer surface and a smooth inner surface, so as to allow microorganisms to form microbial cellulose on the outer surface of each hollow tube, as well as forming sheets of microbial cellulose on the horizontal surface of the liquid medium not being disturbed by the hollow tubes, and removing the microbial cellulose from the outer surfaces of the hollow tubes in order to obtain tubular microbial cellulose. In addition, the sheets of microbial cellulose are also harvested from the liquid medium.

Bioreactor and method for producing microbial cellulose

The present invention relates to a thermotolerant bacterium, designated as Acetobacter sp. I14-2, with high production of acetic acid which was isolated from spoiled banana in Taiwan. The present invention also relates to compositions containing the new species and methods for acetic acid production.

Thermotolerant and high acetic acid-producing Acetobacter bacterium

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Han-Ken Chen