Patent ID: 8729049

Claim:
A leaven-based mixture obtainable by a process comprising: a) adding a culture comprising sprouted rye grains and water to a rye fine or coarse meal to form a rye mixture and subjecting the rye mixture to a process of heating to 30-34° C. within 3 to 5 hours, with a strong maltose formation being initiated from enzymatic reactions; b) followed by a further addition to the rye mixture of rye fine or coarse meal, water and a bacteriological inoculum from a group of heterofermentative lactic-acid bacteria; c) acidifying the rye mixture until metabolic activity of the bacteria in the rye mixture ceases; and d) separating the rye mixture by centrifugation into a solution and a precipitate, wherein the leaven-based mixture comprises α-, β-, γ-, δ-tocopherol, α-tocotrienol, vitamins B 1 , B 2 , B 6 , folic acid, pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid amide, and β-1,3-glucan, and wherein the content of tocopherol is 30 μg/100 ml or higher.