Lacto-fermentation is a unique process performed completely by natural means. Lactobacilli or other symbiotic "good" bacteria are added to fresh vegetables and allowed to grow. These friendly bacteria eat the starches and sugars in the vegetables turning them into lactic acid, which acts as a natural preservative.
"We spent years researching and living life based on local, sustainable, live foods prepared in the same way that made our ancestors healthy and strong," says Scott Grzybek, Co-founder/CEO, Zukay Live Foods. "Today's typical lifestyle puts beneficial intestinal flora under attack from stress, lack of sleep, processed sugar, and toxin overload. We set out to create foods that provide the body probiotics it needs by eating familiar favorites people already love."
Probiotics are friendly bacteria that live in the digestive system and are believed to have a number of health benefits while making it difficult for harmful pathogens to survive. All Zukay products feature a probiotic mix of Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Bifidobacterium and Streptococcus Thermophilus.
These probiotic cultures naturally ferment the raw ingredients leaving behind all the beneficial enzymes and vitamins that are not present in unfermented foods.
Zukay Live Foods make its debut in April 2008, in natural product supermarkets and specialty food stores in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the country. Zukay will soon be available nationwide online.
