Pigeon pea was used for the preparation of natto-pigeon pea with immobilized Bacillus natto, compared with preparation of natto-soybean.
The fibrinolytic activity of natto-pigeon pea reached 1895.05 ± 0.24 IU/g, which was higher than that of natto-soybean (1355.37 ± 0.28 IU/g).
The natto-pigeon pea possessed significantly higher sensory scores than that of natto-soybean on flintiness, brightness, flavor, solubleness, chewiness and off-odor, and no obvious differences in overall color homogenicity, stringiness, adhesiveness, color intensity and grainy.
The method could be potentially applied in the agricultural industry.