BACILLUS SUBTILIS 135 STRAIN AND PREPARATION METHOD OF CHOUNGGUKJANG CONTAINING MOMORDICA CHARANTIA USING THE SAME

摘要

Provided by the present invention are a new bacillus subtilis 135 strain which has an ability for fermenting bitter gourd bean paste while having excellent antibiosis about microorganism which is harmful to food and reducing the bitter taste of a bitter gourd and the unique bad smell of the fermented bean paste; the bitter gourd fermented bean paste which has excellent palatability, increases an anti-oxidative activity, and improves the effects of anti-diabetes and anti-obesity by using the bacillus subtilis 135 strain; and a producing method thereof. The bitter gourd fermented bean paste of the present invention has excellent palatability by reducing the bitter taste of a bitter gourd and the unique bad smell of fermented bean paste, improves anti-oxidative activity, and lowers alpha-glucosidase and pancreatic lipase. A health food including the fermented bean paste of the present invention has effects of improving anti-diabetes and anti-obesity. The bitter gourd fermented bean paste according to the present invention also increases usability as a health food since intaking is easy by being pulverized in a powder form.