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.