Metagenomic Investigation Uncovers Presence of Probiotic-Type Microbiome in Kalparasa^® (Fresh Unfermented Coconut Inflorescence Sap).

ABSTRACT: The phloem sap tapped from unopened inflorescence (spadix) of coconut palm using a novel collecting device, "coco-sap chiller," has been branded Kalparasa^® (henceforth as Kalparasa in the text) to distinguish its properties not found in sap harvested by traditional methods. To know its hitherto unidentified microbiome profile, we employed high-throughput sequencing to uncover the bacteriome and mycobiome in fresh and 12-h fermented samples. Fresh Kalparasa had a pH of 7.2, which dropped to 4.5 after 12 h, signifying fermentation of the sap. Diversity analysis indicated fresh Kalparasa having higher bacterial species than the fermented one. Contrary to this, fresh sap had lower fungal/yeast diversity than the fermented sample. Fresh Kalparasa had relat

SUBMITTER: Gopal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8415118 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature