Patent ID: 8728552

Claim:
A process of preparing a hydrolysate of an edible solid substrate, the process comprising: preparing a fermented koji from a protein containing material and a carbohydrate; mixing the fermented koji with an edible solid substrate to form a mixture, the edible solid substrate is of an origin selected from the group consisting of 1) animal and 2) a combination of plant and animal, and the animal is selected from the group consisting of fresh fish, fresh shellfish and combinations thereof; and hydrolysing the mixture in the absence of salt and at a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being between 2° C. and 15° C. or between 45° C. and 60° C. or, if inoculation with a culture of a lactic acid bacteria is performed during one or more of the koji fermentation stage, the beginning of the hydrolysis stage or the hydrolysis stage, being between 15° C. and 45° C.