The production of ‘Kpaye’ – a fermented condiment from Prosopis africana (Guill and Perr) Taub. Seeds

‘Kpaye’, a fermented condiment from Prosopis africana seeds was produced using the traditional method. Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus pumilus were consistently isolated in the fermentations lasting 120 h. ‘Kpaye’production involved a rise in pH, moisture content and total free amino acids while titratable acidity and reducing sugar decreased gradually after 24 h and 72 h of fermentation respectively.