To alleviate the disadvantageous of diary based fermented
foods several non-traditional non-dairy based fermented foods
have been developed (Table 2). Rivera-Espinoza and
Gallardo-Navarro (2010) have reviewed various non-dairy
probiotic foods developed worldwide. Among the non-dairy
based fermented foods, fruit and vegetable based, cereals
based and soy based foods are gaining importance (Prado
et al. 2008; Gupta and Abu-Ghannam 2012; Gawkowski
and Chikindas 2013; Martins et al. 2013). The major differences
between dairy and non-dairy based fermented foods are
summarized in Table 3. The following sections highlight some of the recent developments in the area of non-dairy based
probiotic fermented foods