Soymilk fermented with riboflavin producing Lactobacillus plantarum CRL 2130 reverts and prevents ariboflavinosis in murine models

JUAREZ DEL VALLE, M.; LAIÑO, J. E.; DE MORENO DE LEBLANC, A.; SAVOY DE GIORI, GRACIELA; LEBLANC, JEAN GUY

BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2016 vol. 116 p. 1229 - 1235

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It was previously shown that Lactobacillus (L.) plantarum CRL 2130 was able to produce riboflavin in soymilk. The aim of this present work was to evaluate the efficiency of this riboflavin bio-enriched soymilk to revert and/or prevent the nutritional deficiency of riboflavin using different animal models. When used to supplement the diets of previously depleted animals, it was shown that the growth, riboflavin status and morphology of the small intestines reverted to normal parameters and similar to those of animals supplemented with commercial riboflavin. In the prevention model, the same tendency was observed, where animals received soymilk fermented with L. plantarum CRL 2130 did not show signs of riboflavin deficiency. This new bio-fortified soy-based product could be used as part of normal diets to provide a more natural alternative to mandatory fortification with riboflavin for the prevention of its deficiency.