The present application provides a
bacillus licheniformis strain HSCY3018, which is preserved in China Center for Type Culture Collection, and the preservation number is CCTCCM20221831, and the preservation date is November 28, 2022. The present application also provides the application of the HSCY3018 strain and a microbial inoculum thereof in food vinegar
brewing. The HSCY3018 has
high amylase and
protease activities in food vinegar
brewing, and can significantly improve the
raw material utilization rate of food vinegar
brewing. Compared with a control group, the
starch utilization rate is increased by 58.50%, the
lactic acid content in
organic acid is increased by 72.95%, the total amount of
amino acid is increased by 66.18%, the
reducing sugar content is increased by 43.96%, and the total ester content is increased by 275.74%.