Evaluation of a sugarcane juice beverage fermented by Ganoderma lucidum: nutritional and antioxidant activity

Abstract

A novel sugarcane juice beverage was successfully produced by liquid fermentation of G. lucidum and homogenate process with selecting the day 10 fermentation broth as the raw materials. The beverage was evaluated for its sensory, nutritional and antioxidant activities. The results showed that the beverage by the G.lucidum fermentation was rich in polysaccharides, triterpenes, proteins, and flavonoids, which were all significantly higher than sugarcane juice, especially polysaccharides and triterpenoids. And the beverage could retain the sensory quality of sugarcane juice and could therefore be favored by the consumers. The in vitro antioxidant activity showed that the beverage had high scavenging and reducing abilities. DPPH and ABTS•+ radical scavenging rate of 1 mL fermented beverage were similar to 0.04 mg/mL VC, while the hydroxyl radical scavenging rate and reducing power of 1 mL of fermented beverage were similar to 1.68 mg/mL and 0.19 mg/mL VC, respectively. Taken together, the sugarcane juice fermented beverage was a natural flavor substances with high antioxidant activity and non-toxicity.